Temperatures are dropping as the leaves on the trees also fall to earth. Clocks have been set back an hour and the evenings get dark so much earlier than before. In the stores some are already putting up Christmas decorations, even playing Christmas music. Many of my friends love this time and think it is […]
Don’t you just hate it when you are going through a time of stress or difficulties that cause you to begin to worry and then some Pollyanna comes along and says: Recently I have been stressed out. My husband and I have begun downsizing and making plans to move to a smaller place which will […]
Well I did it! I won the last Scrabble game of 2019 – making me the champion! My last post told the tale of my husband’s effort to catch me. My husband did his best – but couldn’t catch me. He tells me he is now depressed. (A joke only – he’s fine.) But guess […]
My parents died in the same year – Mom in April and Dad in August. I remember my sisters and I looking at each other and saying “We are now the older generation.” Until that time we could think of ourselves as young – it was our parents’ and their siblings who were old. But […]
Posted on April 13, 2021 by Grandma’s Ramblings START WHERE YOU ARE USE WHAT YOU HAVE DO ALL YOU CAN Thoughts of a Retired Pastor Philippians 1:12-26 But I want you to know, brethren, that the thingswhich happenedto me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel,so that it has become evidentto the […]
Now celebrating 16 years cancer free. Every October as we observe Breast Cancer Awareness I still thank God that He heard my plea and has given me all these additional years. Grandma’s Ramblings Laughing at how much I look like my Dad with my bald head! This month I celebrate 12 years cancer free! As I […]
Granted, I am concerned about Ebola becoming a serious issue for our country. I have no idea which side of the fence I should be on in this argument about banning travel and putting quarantines in place. I’ll leave that issue for those more qualified than I am. However, to describe our country’s situation as a […]
Growing up as a Christian I have met people who did not accept the Bible or have any belief in Jesus Christ as the Son of God. While I have never agreed with them, I can understand how someone might reject the Gospel. A Muslim, a Hindu, a Buddhist or simply an atheist might reject […]
When I wrote this 4 years ago this “piped piper” was continuing to reach out to others – not only children but mentoring young adult women and sharing God’s Word. It has been a joy to see her become an ordained minister and now she begins a new adventure as a pastor. Wonder how much […]
My parents died in the same year – Mom in April and Dad in August. I remember my sisters and I looking at each other and saying “We are now the older generation.” Until that time we could think of ourselves as young – it was our parents’ and their siblings who were old. But […]
Now celebrating 16 years cancer free. Every October as we observe Breast Cancer Awareness I still thank God that He heard my plea and has given me all these additional years. Grandma’s Ramblings Laughing at how much I look like my Dad with my bald head! This month I celebrate 12 years cancer free! As I […]
Now celebrating 16 years cancer free. Every October as we observe Breast Cancer Awareness I still thank God that He heard my plea and has given me all these additional years. Grandma’s Ramblings Laughing at how much I look like my Dad with my bald head! This month I celebrate 12 years cancer free! As I […]
I like this view of worship in church – taken from one of my husband’s sermons. Worship our way: Conductor: God Performers: Worship Leaders Audience: Congregation Worship God’s Way: Conductor: Worship Leaders Performers: Congregation Audience: God Worship – Our Way vs God’s Way — Thoughts of a Retired Pastor
I recently wrote about one of my daughters who has grown up to be a minister and just happens to also be my pastor. What she does every day is great – studying God’s Word to share with her congregation, counseling, advising those struggling with problems, sharing in the lives of the people in both […]
