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 […]
A parable Jesus told about the importance of prayer has often made me wonder. He tells of a widow who went to the local judge to ask him to intervene in her behalf. Apparently there was someone who was treating her unfairly and she wanted help in resolving this dispute. According to the Mosaic Law […]
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 […]
Merry Christmas from St Johns Michigan. This is a view of our main street downtown all decorated for Christmas. This small town has so much to offer year round but it is especially beautiful this time of year. The stores down town have a decorating contest. So many unique shops. There is the Adorn Mint […]
I still don’t do cookies! But my daughters somehow learned how to make awesome cookies in spite of their cookie-challenged mother. Grandma’s Ramblings It’s that time of year! All over the country mothers and grandmothers are busy in the kitchen baking cookies with their kids and grandkids. On Facebook I see post after post of […]
Those who have been following my blog for awhile know that my husband and I are Scrabble addicts. Confessions of a Scrabble Addict! We have actually got out of bed at 3 am, played a game and then went back to bed! We began keeping score in 2008. We have the score books from all these […]
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 […]
A parable Jesus told about the importance of prayer has often made me wonder. He tells of a widow who went to the local judge to ask him to intervene in her behalf. Apparently there was someone who was treating her unfairly and she wanted help in resolving this dispute. According to the Mosaic Law […]
Happy birthday to my son. So thankful to be able to call him that. I shared our story almost four years ago – but today is his birthday and I want to share it again giving thanks for this terrific man and that I can call him “son.” Grandma’s Ramblings He was 15 when he […]
It has been two years now since I called it a day and retired from my job as an energy specialist for a power company. Often I thought the day would never come – it’s hard to believe it has already been two years now. 10. No more committee meetings. I hated committee meetings – […]
This was a question asked at a recent Bible study I attended. Sitting at a table with eight other women, we went around our table, each woman sharing how prayer did or did not play a role in her family as a child. As I shared my story of the very important part prayer played, I […]
Happy birthday to my son. So thankful to be able to call him that. I shared our story almost four years ago – but today is his birthday and I want to share it again giving thanks for this terrific man and that I can call him “son.” Grandma’s Ramblings He was 15 when he […]
Poverty – for many of us it’s just something we read about or hear on the news from time to time. We may take a moment to think about those in need – but too quickly we move on to our comfortable life. 9 important stats on poverty Worldwide 600 million children are living in extreme […]
c – on the assumption that Doing a study on 1 John in the Bible, I noticed how many times John used the word “if.” That started me thinking about all the “ifs” in the Word of God. It seems to me that there are many promises of God that we claim without taking into account […]
