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Lessons My Father Taught Me
deborahgaston
June 17, 2023
I wrote this a few years ago but I wanted to share it again this Father’s Day in honor of my father. William Elder Gaston was born in Sheffield, Alabama, on May 7, 1913, the youngest son of William Henry and Lena Gaston. To some, he was Brother; to some, Uncle Brother. To others, he was

As He Is…
deborahgaston
April 10, 2023
Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world. 1 John 4:17 Easter Sunday was a big deal for the Gaston household when I was growing up. My mother, the quintessential celebrator of all holidays, went all in!