Recently our youngest granddaughter had a sleepover with us. We took her to a children’s museum. On the way home we started playing a game we had played with our children when they were little to pass the time on a road trip. My husband started by saying “I’m going on a picnic and I’m […]
Sometime ago I wrote about my desire to have a forever home and the realization that I will not find that home until this life on earth is over. You can check my story at: Waiting for My “Forever Home” Six months ago my husband and I moved to Michigan from Illinois. We followed our […]
I posted this three years ago. This year it is a good reminder to me. Christmas this year was not anything I had anticipated. A few days before Christmas I contacted Covid. All the plans for candlelight service at church and gathering with my daughter and her family for a fun day had to be […]
This will be my 71st Christmas. In that time I have been given a lot of Christmas presents. Some I loved Some I pretended to like but really did not Some were expensive Some were not so expensive Some were store-bought Some were homemade Some shown that the giver had really put a lot of […]
Thanksgiving – a time with family. Over the years the family gathering has gotten smaller as kids grow up, move away, have kids of their own. But at this time of year I always remember some of the great interactions with my grandchildren. There was Robert: Growing up Robert loved to talk. I always tried […]
In the Old Testament we are told of a prophet, Elijah, who told the wicked king Ahab that God was going to send a drought on the land because of the sinful leadership of Ahab and his wife, Jezebel. For three years Elijah said there would be no rain. Elijah then made camp at the […]
Laughing at how much I ook like my Dad with my bald head! This month I celebrate 20 years cancer free! I am so thankful to God that I am still here – a cancer survivor! I think of all the things I would have missed: Wedding and graduations of many of my grandchildren Seeing […]
Grandma Sechrest was the only grandparent I was close to, the only one that expressed love and an interest in me. I also related more to her because she was a red head, like me. All my life I was told that I looked like her side of the family – the Tates. I never […]
Normally on Friday I post a list of ten things I have found interesting in my reading and listening to various speakers. For the month of December, I am going to instead post the history of a beloved Christmas song. The one today is one I hope you will take time to read – and […]
I posted this over 3 years ago but wanted to share again as I hear so many talking about what a great teacher Jesus was – but then denying His own claim for Himself. Just who do you think Jesus was – Lord, Liar, Lunatic? Grandma’s Ramblings Growing up as a Christian I have met […]
It was three years ago today that my husband’s life was on the line. How thankful I am for these three years God has given us – and I look forward to more. Today I say “Thank you Jesus!” Grandma’s Ramblings About this time two years ago my husband fell in his art studio in […]
Laughing at how much I ook like my Dad with my bald head! This month I celebrate 20 years cancer free! I am so thankful to God that I am still here – a cancer survivor! I think of all the things I would have missed: Wedding and graduations of many of my grandchildren Seeing […]
It’s Valentine’s Day. A day we are supposed to celebrate our love. I imagine it can be a painful day for those who do not have a “special” someone to celebrate with. After my first husband died, I dreaded that day. But although I have been single, then widowed and spent Valentine’s Day without a […]
On a recent trip to Ludington, Michigan I saw some interesting signs along the way. from a restaurant: “Our fish come from the best schools.” from an ice cream parlor: “This is a happy place…if you are crabby, go home.” from the trail to the Big Sable Lighthouse at the life saving station: “Be prepared […]
