For those of you who have followed my blog for awhile you know how much my husband and I love to play Scrabble. I have referred to it as an addiction. Confessions of a Scrabble Addict! My children say when I die instead of a visitation, they will have a Scrabble tournament. Sounds great to me. […]
While visiting the St Croix River Valley we found the site of the first commercial sawmill in what became the state of Minnesota. Two lumbermen from Marine Illinois, David Hone and Lewis Judd, finding the area’s abundant white pine, decided to build a sawmill here. They named the spot Marine after their hometown in Illinois. […]
The past few weeks I have not written much or read my favorite blogs. The first of the month we loaded up all our possessions and headed north to a small town in Michigan. We were moving from a fairly large metropolitan area. Known as the Quad Cities. the area is actually a collection of […]
Next week we celebrate Thanksgiving. As I began reflecting on my many blessings and making a list of things to be grateful for, I realized we often mention the “big” ones (which we should) like knowing Jesus Christ or our family. Then I thought how often we just take much for granted without stopping to […]
What do you see when you look in the mirror? Many times when I look in the mirror, I do not like what I see. My neck is showing my age. My nose is too big. My pores get larger every year it seems. My hair is very thin (so I put on a wig […]
Studying the Tabernacle in the Old Testament the past few months has been such an encouragement to me in my walk with God. Earlier I posted why a Tabernacle and in the elaborate plans that God gave Moses for the Tabernacle – and in the Israelites response – we see how much God desires a […]
Today many still get excited when a rocket is sent into orbit, but I feel the enormous interest and excitement is nothing like it was in the beginning of space exploration. I remember when Alan Shepherd was launched into space in May 1961. His flight only lasted 15 minutes and 22 seconds, but it was […]
As another new year comes around, my mind races back to other new years and other times. Recently I was thinking about the life of a pastor and his family and the frustrations, the laughter and the joy that life brings. Three different stories came to mind that illustrate all three scenarios. One Sunday morning […]
This were my thoughts last year after Christmas – and I think it’s worth asking again. Now that Christmas is over, what do we do? Grandma’s Ramblings 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 […]
It’s that time of year again! Time for making cookies, shopping for gifts, decorating the Christmas tree and all our house inside and out. Time for family gatherings, parties at friends, watching Hallmark Christmas movies. The list goes on and on. As I listen to people talk about the holiday, it almost seems at times […]
Little church in the country Growing up my earliest memories of church took place at Zion Methodist Church. This country church is just east of the town of Mt. Vernon, Illinois where I was born many, many years ago. My mother and father made a commitment to serve the Lord in this little church when […]
Posted this in 2015 but in this season of Lent – still worth thinking about. Grandma’s Ramblings AWE-FULL Great and holy God awe and reverence fear and trembling do no come easily to us for we are not Old Testament Jews or Moses or mystics or sensitive enough. Forgive us for slouching into Your presence […]
Friend – a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations. Friend – a person who you like and enjoy being with. I sometimes envy other women when they share how they have been friends for 10, 20 or 30 years. I listen […]
Today most of us think of Christmas carols as something we hear on the radio, or we sing at church on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day services. However, singing carols in many places used to be more than just singing a song at church. It was a time to connect with neighbors as people would […]
