I’m sure many of you have heard the story behind this song “It Is Well.” But if you have not, here it is. It is an inspiring testimony of how God is present in the middle of our tragedies. That does not mean a Christian feels no pain, heartache, sorrow. Rather it proclaims that God […]
My husband and I have always loved coneflowers. In our garden back home in Illinois we had a small area of coneflowers. Most of our garden, however, was dedicated to hostas and roses. Since moving into a condo in Michigan our space for flowers is limited. We have hostas along the side of our garage […]
Reading a friend’s blog today got my mind thinking about how fast this year has gone by. How fast my life is going by. As I thought about the years already past (76) and wondered how many years lie ahead of me, I thought of the story in the Bible of Enoch. In the genealogy […]
I wrote this three years ago – but wondering again this year – after all the decorations are put up, after all the Christmas songs are put away until next year, after we have posted all our pictures on FB, has the baby made a difference in your life for 2021? Grandma’s Ramblings Brrrrr! It’s […]
I cannot take credit for this. Somewhere along the line in my years of teaching/speaking I found this. Who the author is I do not know. The women’s Bible study I am attending is studying the beatitudes so I was reminded of this – and thought I would share. Then Jesus took His disciples up […]
Christmas 2017 is now history. The beautiful tree we spent hours decorating is now ready to be taken down and put away for another year if it was an artificial tree, or it soon will join the landfill if we chose a live tree. All the presents that we spent days and weeks searching for […]
We live in a society that wants immediate satisfaction. Instant coffee Fast food restaurants Google gives us instant answers With Roku we can even skip the commercials Waiting is not a skill we have. But this season of Advent reminds us we wait. “Therefore, you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our […]
After my son told me I was not old, I was seasoned, I keep asking myself “What seasoning am I?” Thinking on that led me down a lot of different paths. I thought of funny descriptions of our different personalities. But then it led me to think of the concept of followers of Jesus bearing […]
Last year I shared stories of women who played a big part in history – yet are often ignored in our history books and their stories remain largely untold. I wonder if anyone who read those blogs even remember those women now. Dot Graden, Ann Caracristi, Virginia Adaholt, Jeannette Rankin and Katherine Johnson were all […]
Last year I shared stories of women who played a big part in history – yet are often ignored in our history books and their stories remain largely untold. I wonder if anyone who read those blogs even remember those women now. Dot Graden, Ann Caracristi, Virginia Adaholt, Jeannette Rankin and Katherine Johnson were all […]
Last year I shared stories of women who played a big part in history – yet are often ignored in our history books and their stories remain largely untold. I wonder if anyone who read those blogs even remember those women now. Dot Graden, Ann Caracristi, Virginia Adaholt, Jeannette Rankin and Katherine Johnson were all […]
The following is from a Good Friday sermon my husband shared this year. I thought it was so good I wanted to share with my readers: There are many great mountain top experiences in the Word of God. On Mount Horeb, God spoke to Moses from the burning bush On Mount Sinai, God wrote the […]
Getting off the beaten path on a recent trip north led us to another special attraction. In the unincorporated area known as Indian River we found the Cross in the Woods Shrine. This wooden cross was made from a 2,000-year-old California Redwood tree. The tree was found in the state of Oregon and the timber […]
Music is magic. Music is a world within itself, with a language we all understand….Stevie Wonder Music is the emotional life of most people….Leonard Cohen One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain….Bob Marley I see the power of music every month as I play for the residents of a […]
