I wrote this blog over four years ago – but this week my husband and I have been reading the book of Acts – and once again I see my role mode – Barnabas and his great ability to encourage others. That is still my prayer for myself. Grandma’s Ramblings We all love a winner! […]
Eritrea is the most restricted nation for religious freedom on the African continent. Rebels, inspired by the Chinese Communist Revolution, led a bloody revolution for 30 years (from 1960’s to 1991) leading to the country’s independence from Ethiopia. The independent nation fought again with Ethiopia in one of the bloodiest conflicts in Africa’s history. On […]
At this time of the year we turn to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke to read the Christmas story. Each Gospel gives us a different aspect of the birth of Jesus. Matthew emphasizes that Jesus is the King. He starts his Gospel with the genealogy of Jesus showing his descent from Abraham, the founder […]
Life is good for me. Retired with time to do what I want to do. Good husband who is my best friend. Children, grandchildren and even great grandchildren to love. Still, like all of us, difficult times do come. Right now I am facing health issues. I see the doctor tomorrow to review MRI results […]
The tears are partly a result of the tension of the past few days. For over a month I have been planning a women’s retreat for my church. With the guest speaker, who is my youngest daughter, I have brainstormed picking a theme, planning the lessons, the decorations, the music. I so wanted it to […]
A few years ago my husband and I bought our little granddaughter some toy zoo animals. We assumed she would play with them for a couple of years and then we would pass them on to another small child. We also assumed she would just play with them by herself. Were we ever wrong! From […]
Well now I guess it is official. As of April 8, 2019 I have become a Michigander. Six months ago my husband and I moved from northern Illinois to St Johns, Michigan – just about 20 miles north of the state capital of Lansing. Never in our wildest dreams did we think we would spend […]
When I was in junior high we had an assignment to find out our family’s background – what nationality made up our family tree. My parents did not have a lot of information to share, but Dad said his mother’s family was Irish and his father’s family German. Mother was not very clear about her father’s side […]
What a week this has been! Sunday evening my husband was rushed into emergency surgery for a subdural hematoma. Because of the coronavirus I could not go to the hospital with him. At 3:30 that afternoon the surgeon’s assistant called me and told me they were doing emergency surgery and without the surgery my husband […]
I don’t know where I got this story – so I can’t give proper credit to the writer but it really makes me think as we approach another Thanksgiving season – one that is full of chaos and difficult decisions. Do we keep our gatherings small? Do we ignore warnings and enjoy our family and […]
For many weeks this post has been on my mind. I have hesitated in writing it because the last thing I want is to offend anyone or cause more divisiveness than we already have in our nation. But as the past few days have become so bad with clashes between different factions in our nation, […]
My daughter recently spent several weeks in Sierra Leone tutoring the child of a missionary family that was returning to the states for a year and wanted to make sure their daughter was prepared for school in the USA. My six-year-old granddaughter accompanied her mother on this trip. It was a great opportunity for my […]
This time of Advent we not only remember the birth of our Savior but we also look forward with anticipation to His return. We sometimes long for that day when evil will finally be completely defeated and peace will truly reign. But what do we do while we wait? We often pray the Lord’s prayer […]
After posting from my notes on James 1 last week, I decided to continue to share these notes. Practice what you preach. Don’t just say with the lips, practice with the life. Don’t just talk the talk, but walk the walk. Or, as my father used to say, “Your actions speak so loud I can’t […]
