Posted on August 9, 2023 by Grandma’s Ramblings This entry was posted in Belief in God, Faith, Life, Uncategorized and tagged bravery, commitment, courage, Faith by Grandma’s Ramblings. Bookmark the permalink.

Just because someone plays Beethoven badly does not mean Beethoven was a bad composer. Just because someone lives the Christian life poorly does not mean that Jesus is not worth following. God does not ask you to be like other Christians, He asks you to be like Jesus Christ. That is a BIG difference.

I wrote this blog several years ago but today’s sermon reminded me of this. Our pastor is giving a series on the life of Joseph. One question she raised was when we do not know what to do, who do we turn to? This brought back the memory of how God is always there for […]

We think of Alaska as American territory, but the first permanent North American settlement in Alaska by non-natives was Russia in 1784. Emperor Peter I commissioned Vitus Bering to explore the area. He led an expedition from 1725 to 1727 making a map of the northern part of the Pacific Ocean. Following his explorations, it […]

Posted on July 16, 2023 by Grandma’s Ramblings This entry was posted in Belief in God, Bible, Christian Life, Faith, Uncategorized, Word of God, Worship and tagged Christian Life, commitment, Schutte/Hayes, St Lillian choir & orchestra, Word of God, Worship by Grandma’s Ramblings. Bookmark the permalink.

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 […]

I saw a quote from Francis Chan that reminded me of this post. Thought it was good enough to share again: His quote: “Random church goer: ‘I didn’t think worship was good today.’ Francis Chan: ‘Good – we were not worshipping you.’” Grandma’s Ramblings Today we sang a song in worship and it started me […]

The writer Thomas Wolfe wrote a novel entitled “You Can’t Go Home Again.”  The main character in the book, George Webber, realizes “You can’t go back home to your family, back home to your childhood …back home to places in the country, back home to the old forms and systems of things which once seemed […]

As we celebrated another holiday, thoughts of “yesterday” were in my heart and mind. But I needed this reminder – enjoy the present. Savor the memories of yesterday, but do not worry about tomorrow. Live for today! Grandma’s Ramblings The writer Thomas Wolfe wrote a novel entitled “You Can’t Go Home Again.”  The main character […]

I cannot get this song out of my heart or my head. At my age it is so easy to think I have done my duty and now I can just take it easy. It is also easy for us old folks to complain about the younger generation or how bad society has become. But […]

Once upon a time there were three bears who lived in a house in the forest. There was a great big father bear, a middle-sized mother bear and a tiny baby bear. One morning, their breakfast porridge was too hot to eat, so they decided to go for a walk in the forest. While they […]

My husband and I finished reading the book of 2 Samuel this morning.   Growing up I loved the stories of King David: the young man who killed the giant Goliath with a sling and a stone the shepherd boy writing beautiful Psalms the mighty warrior king the man who wanted to build a temple for […]

This past year my husband and I did a lot of downsizing in preparation for a move from a nine-room house to a five-room house.  Part of our downsizing also was simply a recognition that we were at the age when we did not want to continue all the upkeep a large home and a […]

In my small group at church this week we talked a little about how we pray.  One of the members of our group mentioned reading Paul’s prayers for the church. Knowing what to pray for my family has always been a topic of concern for me. I confess most of my prayers are for their […]