Life is good for me. Retired with time to do what I want to do. Good husband who is my best friend. Children, grandchildren and even great grandchildren to love. Still, like all of us, difficult times do come. Right now I am facing health issues. I see the doctor tomorrow to review MRI results […]
I have been posting each Friday on one of the old hymns/gospel songs of the church. The hymn selected this week is very appropriate as we are in the Lent season looking forward to Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday. Almost every hymnal published in the last 50 years or so has this song in its […]
March 22 was a day I will never forget! My husband had fallen a few days before that, got a lump on his head. The lump went down after a couple of hours and he felt okay. Because of the coronavirus and all the conflicting reports we heard, he decided it did not require him […]
A memory just popped up on my Facebook page where I shared a conversation I had with my granddaughter four years ago. So funny! Still brings a smile. Zoe: Grandma, tell me a story about Jesus. Me: When Jesus was a little boy. (Quickly interrupted by Zoe.) Zoe: No, Grandma, say “Once upon a time.” […]
It’s Friday – time for another post on old church hymns. Many of the old hymns I love are found in the old hymnals from mainline churches like Methodist, Lutheran or Presbyterian. However, since I am a country girl at heart with some southern roots, many of the old songs I love would probably never […]
Tomorrow – October 20 is my grandson’s birthday. Every year as this day comes I thank God for this young man. On the day he was born it was not clear we would have him for long. But God answered our prayers! What a blessing to have him in our lives all these years! Grandma’s […]
Limbo – “an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution; an intermediate state or condition.” My husband and I recently made a decision to sell our house and move from northern Illinois to Michigan. Our real estate agent told us our house would sell better if we did not have a lot of “clutter” […]
Dr. Tanya, at Salted Caramel, asked four questions about blogging. She calls the questions “retrospective introspection.” Reading your own work, she says, is sometimes called a form of narcissism but she thinks a better description might be self-evaluation or self-assessment. With that in mind, I have responded to her questions. Here are her four questions: […]
Throughout our ministry my husband and I have always conducted services at nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Twice a month I now do a music recital at a nursing home. One of the most requested songs we get from the “old folks” is always the song “In the Garden.” It has also been one […]
When I think of sand, I think of the desert. But how neat to enjoy sand dunes right here in Michigan – right alongside a beautiful lake! We explored the sand dunes at Silver Lake. They are located along Lake Michigan between Muskegon and Ludington. Over 2,000 acres of sand, the dunes are part of […]
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 […]
Each Friday I have been posting about an old hymn or gospel song of the church. This week as the news have been so full of the coronavirus and all the disturbing news associated with that, I thought of an old gospel song I have not heard in years. There is so much misinformation out […]
The last two weeks I have shared stories of old hymns and gospel songs of the past. From “You Are My Sunshine” to “Dawning of the Age of Aquarius” Recognize This Beloved Song – “Faith’s Review and Expectations” Today I share the song that I call “my” hymn. When my husband and I made our […]
As a book addict, I love this writer’s post. Couldn’t resist sharing it for all my followers who are also book addicts. bluebird of bitterness A little bibliophile humor today in honor of the birthday of Peter Mark Roget (1779-1869), author of Roget’s Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Classified and Arranged so as to Facilitate the […]
