This month I celebrated three years of retirement!!! Over thirteen years ago I was diagnosed with a very advanced and aggressive breast cancer and told the “odds were not in my favor.” Cancer Survivor. As I went through nine months of treatment, my prayer was “Dear Lord, please let me live until I can retire […]
I recently wrote on the thought of being blessed. Are You Blessed? Our idea of being blessed of God often only looks at the physical or material aspects. A nice home, a good marriage, a great job. While these ARE blessings of God for which we should be thankful, the Bible is clear these kind […]
Once again we hear about the war on Christmas. And once I again I share this post from 3 years ago. May Christ be a part of our lives all year long. Grandma’s Ramblings Facebook is full of posts about saying “Merry Christmas” vs “Happy Holidays.” We go through this scenario every year. Christians judge […]
The following is taken from the book “The Hole in Our Gospel’ written by the president of World Vision, Richard Stearns. It speaks much better than I can of our need to make a difference. I have expressed my thoughts on this topic in other posts: What is on Your Menu for the Christmas Meal? and […]
In our small group Bible Study we have been looking at the names of God in the Bible. One of those names is El-Roi, “the God who sees me.” I wrote about the basis for that name recently in The God Who Sees Me – Part 1. Reading that story led me to think of times in my […]
My granddaughter turned eight years old this month. In her eight years she has kept me laughing with her wisdom. One of the funniest memories is when she was four years old and was trying to get her Papa to make a decision about whether he would take her to one of her favorite places […]
Reading the book of Ezra recently I was struck by the expression found several times in the story of Ezra’s return from captivity to the city of Jerusalem. Writing about his success in obtaining help from the Persia king to return to his hometown and help rebuild the Temple that had been destroyed by the […]
For those of you who follow my blog you know my husband and I are scrabble addicts. In the summer we play several times a month, but when Old Man Winter comes we play almost every day. We are very competitive keeping a record of our games now for 10 years. In the ten years […]
Reading the book of Ezra recently I was struck by the expression found several times in the story of Ezra’s return from captivity to the city of Jerusalem. Writing about his success in obtaining help from the Persia king to return to his hometown and help rebuild the Temple that had been destroyed by the […]
For many years I was a pastor’s wife. In many ways, it was a blessing for which I am thankful. What a privilege to be allowed into the lives of families at those very joyous times: weddings, baby dedications, graduations, anniversaries. I have enjoyed providing the music for many a bride to walk down the aisle. It was […]
For those of you who follow my blog you know my husband and I are scrabble addicts. In the summer we play several times a month, but when Old Man Winter comes we play almost every day. We are very competitive keeping a record of our games now for 10 years. In the ten years […]
This week I took a short trip with my youngest daughter flying from Michigan to North Carolina to see a granddaughter graduate from college. What a great time I had not only seeing this granddaughter graduate, but also seeing my oldest daughter and all of her family. For my daughter and I it was a […]
Reading the book of Ezra recently I was struck by the expression found several times in the story of Ezra’s return from captivity to the city of Jerusalem. Writing about his success in obtaining help from the Persia king to return to his hometown and help rebuild the Temple that had been destroyed by the […]
For many years I was a pastor’s wife. In many ways, it was a blessing for which I am thankful. What a privilege to be allowed into the lives of families at those very joyous times: weddings, baby dedications, graduations, anniversaries. I have enjoyed providing the music for many a bride to walk down the aisle. It was […]
