When we spent several weeks in Charleston, South Carolina a few years ago trying to escape the cold winter weather, I was amazed at all the churches with their tall steeples. We took a tour of the city on a boat and from the harbor you could see the beautiful steeples reaching to the sky. […]
In our culture I would guess it is not easy for most of us. We pull up to the fast food place ready to give our order and if we have to wait more than a few seconds before we hear the words, “Can I help you?” we start complaining. “Come on! I’m in a […]
When we spent several weeks in Charleston, South Carolina a few years ago trying to escape the cold winter weather, I was amazed at all the churches with their tall steeples. We took a tour of the city on a boat and from the harbor you could see the beautiful steeples reaching to the sky. […]
When I wrote this post little Zoe was not quite four. Now she is eight years old. Like my other grandchildren, she is growing up too fast. Thankfully she still loves to play “pretend.” I treasure each moment before the day comes when Puff will go into his cave for the last time. Grandma’s Ramblings […]
Me holding the walking stick my grandson made me to help me with my arthritic knees. It stands by my front door as a daily remind of his grandson’s love for me. Today is the birthday of one of my grandsons, Matthew. Remembering when he was born, I always stop and thank God that he […]
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. […]
A dear friend died this week. My husband and I had watched him battle cancer (two different kinds) for over two years. It was hard to see him slowly lose the battle. He fought hard and he never lost his courage or his great sense of humor. His family asked my husband to do the […]
I recently shared some information about a very important organization, VOM. (The Voice of the Martyrs) I would like to share more information about how you can pray for those who are being persecuted around the world for their faith. Pray that persecuted believers will sense god’s presence. Pray that they will feel connected to […]
We love the idea of being blessed. We greet one another with: But what does all that mean? Can we cause God’s blessings to be given to someone simply by saying “God bless you.” Is God waiting around to hear us pronounce blessings on someone before He blesses them? Is He obligated to bless someone […]
I hate waiting in line at the grocery store. I hate waiting in the doctor’s office. I hate waiting on my husband who is always talking to someone wherever we go. Did you notice? I don’t like waiting. This Sunday marks the first Sunday of what the church calls Advent. Growing up in a non-liturgical […]
Do you like history? American history? Would you consider yourself knowledgable on our country’s past? If so, do you know these women? Dorothy Vaughan Mary Jackson Katherine Johnson Christine Darden Jeanette Rankin Dot Braden Ann Caracristi Virginia D. Aderholt The list could go on and on. Somehow it seems the women have been sadly neglected […]
Outside our patio window we have bird feeders. I love to watch all the beautiful birds and think of what a creator our God is. He could have made one kind of bird. Checking National Geographic and various other sites, I found that it is estimated there are between 10,000 to 18,000 different species of […]
Reading with my husband in the book of James, I thought how much our country needs to heed the words found there. James admonishes us to: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires Wow! Sadly it appears we are slow […]
The forests in Michigan in the latter half of the nineteenth century helped build the expansion in cities like Chicago, Detroit and Milwaukee. Along with the abundant supply of trees in Michigan, the Great Lakes provided the means to transport the lumber to these cities. But lighthouses were necessary for ships to navigate safely in […]
