Looking through my vacation albums I loved seeing some of the sights from our trip to North Dakota. We were driving along a long, empty stretch of road when we spotted something yellow in the distance. What was it? What a surprise as we came closer to see acres and acres of sunflowers. Coming back […]
Anyone who has gone to Sunday School or attended any Bible studies has probably heard how Jesus said we are to forgive someone seventy times seven. Of course, we know that He did not mean we keep a notebook handy and add up each time we forgive someone until we have forgiven them 490 times. […]
I posted this almost 5 years ago but today’s message in church made me reflect on how easy it is to let our culture change the way we look at God’s Word. Grandma’s Ramblings I recently wrote about Moving On and Cleaning House where I shared that I was ending a life time of teaching and […]
I remember all the news articles and the publicity given in 1982 when the first artificial heart was implanted in a patient in South Africa. The doctors behind this were portrayed as great men of science – as they should have been. However until I began doing research on black history I never knew that […]
I posted this on this day last year – but think it is a good question to ask as we near the celebration of Christmas Day. Grandma’s Ramblings There is a popular Christmas song that many love and it gets a lot of air time at the holiday season. I love it too, especially the […]
Last week I had surgery on my right eye removing a cataract and inserting a new lens in my eye. Doctor told me that my vision would be much improved but I had no idea how much better I would see. I have always been near-sighted and it was getting to the point that I […]
I wrote this over two years ago – but in light of all the arguments and disagreements we seem to be having in this time of difficulty – I thought it worth posting again. How we justify our own behavior – but don’t give others the same grace. Grandma’s Ramblings Confession time: I recently became […]
Merry Christmas from St Johns Michigan. This is a view of our main street downtown all decorated for Christmas. This small town has so much to offer year round but it is especially beautiful this time of year. The stores down town have a decorating contest. So many unique shops. There is the Adorn Mint […]
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 […]
It’s Friday and time for a post about another old gospel song. I have shared several now and hope you have enjoyed them. This week’s song is one of my husband’s favorites. He has often performed this song in church services and at “gospel sings.” The song starts with a question: Why should I feel […]
December was not a good month for me. It started off with a terrible head cold. My poor nose suffered from constant blowing. When the cold was over, I had three to four days that were good – and then I got Covid. Of course, being a good wife, I shared it with my husband. […]
Reading this week a familiar parable Jesus told about the prodigal son that took his part of the heritage of his father and then proceeded to waste it away on careless living. The Bible says “when he came to his senses” he went back home to ask his father to just let him be a […]
Tomorrow we celebrate 34 years together! I still marvel at this story of ours – and how God brought us together. Grandma’s Ramblings “We as a community of friends are gathered here in God’s presence to witness Paul and Barbara’s renewal of commitment to one another and to ask God’s continued blessings on them. Marriage, […]
Hard to believe it has been one year already. Exactly one year ago today my husband and I left our home in northern Illinois and traveled to the middle of Michigan to a new home. The metropolitan area we lived in known as the Quad Cities has a population of over 400,000. It includes five […]
