We have entered the season of Lent – 40 days of prayer and fasting before Easter as we reflect on the suffering of Jesus Christ and examine our own hearts. For some churches this is a very big part of their services. For others, little, if anything, is said about this season. Growing up in […]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It was in October 19 years ago that I discovered a lump that turned out to be cancer. Each year I thank God for another year of life – and I remember how He was with me – especially on my first day of radiation. He is the God […]
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never harm me! Growing up, I heard that phrase several times when I was upset about something unkind that someone had said to me. Sadly that is not true. Words have such power – power to build up, power to tear down. Thoughts from the […]
Every year the small town where I live has a Chalk Art Event. Local business owners sponsor an artist who designs a chalk drawing on the sidewalk in front of their stores. The small downtown turns into a great combination of chalk art, live music, food vendors and community engagement. It’s a great way to […]
After a quick drive through Bay View Michigan where we discovered beautiful Victorian houses, we learned this community was part of the Chautauqua movement from the late 1800’s. Although the movement slowly died out in the 1920’s this community has remained active from its founding in 1875. Always interested in our country’s history I have […]
Another cold winter and another round of Scrabble. Still fighting this addiction But spring will come soon and I can move on to other things. . Grandma’s Ramblings According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads […]
I recently wrote about Moving On and Cleaning House where I shared that I was ending a life time of teaching and assigning my years of notes to the recycle bin. Before I could get the waste can out to the recycle bin in the garage, a young woman who teaches and preaches asked me to […]
Recently I begin studying the Tabernacle in the Old Testament. The Tabernacle of Old Testament and Our Worship Today Many who study the Bible never really look at the Old Testament and the truths of the Tabernacle found there. But much of the Bible is revealed in a study of the Tabernacle. More than 50 chapters […]
I started my blog in 2014 but I was hit and miss – some months not posting at all and never any consistency to my posts until the past few months. Throughout my life I have loved to write. I was a guest columnist for the local newspaper a few years ago and I also submitted […]
Yesterday it was 37 years since my first husband was killed in an accident. He died when the car he was working on fell on top of him and crushed him. My two young daughters came home from school and found him there. Needless to say, it was quite a traumatic experience for them. All […]
A son honors his father, And a servant his master.If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? And if I am a Master, Where is My reverence?Says the Lord of hostsTo you priests who despise My name. Yet you say, ‘In what way have we despised Your name?’
My small group at church is reading the Gospel of Luke this month. Taking it slow, not rushing through but looking carefully at the stories Luke tells. One thing I noticed as I read is how often Jesus took some quiet time away from the crowd. Three different times in the early chapters Luke tells […]
Well I appear to be on a row. Love sharing quotes I see and hear and Friday seems to be the day to do that. Hope you laugh or have a moment to reflect on a statement. The greatest of all faults is to be conscious of none. Swallowing of pride seldom leads to indigestion. […]
It has happened! Today I am “officially” old! Today I am 70 years old. How did that happen? How did I become my mother? Where did that thick head of red hair go? What is that sagging thing under my chin? That can’t be bags under my eyes? Many of my friends have become very […]
