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 […]

We found the perfect elf house. Actually, several houses perfect for elves. In Charlevoix, Michigan there are 26 houses built by Earl Young that appear to be perfect for a family of elves. The neighborhood has a sign asking everyone to respect the privacy of these homes. However, across the street from most of the […]

Reading the story of creation recently I was struck once again by the one thing that God said was not good.  Each day He created something and then said it was good.  Until the sixth day when he created man.  He stood back, looked at the highlight of all His creation and noted that there […]

Probably no country in the world has been more adamant about the rights of its citizens and the role of government in maintaining those rights. When the U.S. Constitution was written, three delegates to the Constitutional Convention did not sign it because it lacked a bill of rights. Created in 1787 the Constitution became the […]

Let us never forget that the greatest thing we can do for God or for man is to pray. Intercession is service…unlike all other forms of service and superior to them in this: it has fewer limitations. In all other service, we are constantly limited by space, bodily strength, equipment, material obstacles and difficulties involved […]

Let us never forget that the greatest thing we can do for God or for man is to pray. Intercession is service…unlike all other forms of service and superior to them in this: it has fewer limitations. In all other service, we are constantly limited by space, bodily strength, equipment, material obstacles and difficulties involved […]

Recently I posted about my visit to the Wesley Garden on St. Simon’s Island. Looking at that visit, I was reminded of the list John Wesley created for the group of people who were gathering each week to pray and encourage one another in their walk with God. He had a list of questions they […]

Let us never forget that the greatest thing we can do for God or for man is to pray. Intercession is service…unlike all other forms of service and superior to them in this: it has fewer limitations. In all other service, we are constantly limited by space, bodily strength, equipment, material obstacles and difficulties involved […]

35 years – but the memory of that time is still clear in my mind. I had moved back to Illinois from Missouri to be near family.  My husband of 13 years had been killed in an accident and with him my dreams of a home in the country was gone.  With two little girls […]

We found the perfect elf house. Actually, several houses perfect for elves. In Charlevoix, Michigan there are 26 houses built by Earl Young that appear to be perfect for a family of elves. The neighborhood has a sign asking everyone to respect the privacy of these homes. However, across the street from most of the […]

One of the favorite places I ever visited on our road trips is St. Simons Island. If I won the lottery (which I don’t play) I would have a home there. It is not only beautiful with the old oak trees and Spanish moss, but full of history. One of the attractions there is the […]

Reading the story of creation recently I was struck once again by the one thing that God said was not good.  Each day He created something and then said it was good.  Until the sixth day when he created man.  He stood back, looked at the highlight of all His creation and noted that there […]

My 73rd birthday is just days away. This post of a few years ago reminds me again of God’s blessings to me and although my body is hollering “you are old” my spirit says “no – I’ve still a lot of living to do.” Grandma’s Ramblings This past weekend my husband and I visited a […]

November  4, 2002 – Call from doctor – biopsy shows I have cancer. November 14, 2002 – Surgeon tells me after surgery that the cancer was very advanced and I will definitely need chemo and radiation. November 27, 2002 – Doctor tells me the odds are not in my favor.  He says chances are slim […]