Seven years – but I still remember that call. Love you Keith! You live on in our memories. Grandma’s Ramblings It has been four years since we got that call – but the memory is still fresh in our minds. After that phone call I stopped blogging for several months. But finally, I realized that […]
On our last road trip of 2019 we headed to the top of the lower peninsula of Michigan to see the beautiful fall trees. Just outside Traverse City we came across a beautiful little community with huge Victorian houses. They were so picturesque we had to take time to drive through the community. From the […]
Moving from a metropolitan area to a small town I thought I would miss the great musical opportunities I had in the Quad Cities. My husband and I had season tickets to the Quad City Symphony and we enjoyed excellent music with well-known guest artists. But recently I discovered great music can be found anywhere. […]
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 […]
This past weekend I held my great-grandson in my arms for the first time. He is just seven months old and lives with his parents in North Carolina – much too far away from this great-grandmother. This triggered so many memories and emotions. The overwhelming and instant love I felt when they placed his grandmother […]
These thoughts are not my own – I am sharing the message my pastor gave us this week. She told us that if we make $37,000 a year we are in the ranks of the rich when compared to the rest of the world’s population. Then she listed the “rich” people problems we face all […]
I have been “death cleaning” but did not realize it! Over the years I have watched my friends fret as they anticipated turning 30, 40, 50 or 60. I never understood why they got so up tight. To me those milestones were just another birthday. But this spring I turn 70 and that is a […]
Robert Frost is one of my favorite poets. One that I really love is “The Road Not Taken.” I feel the lastpart of that poem in many ways sums up my life. Many times, I think I have taken the “one less traveled by.”
My daughter recently spent several weeks in Sierra Leone tutoring the child of a missionary family that was returning to the states for a year and wanted to make sure their daughter was prepared for school in the USA. My six-year-old granddaughter accompanied her mother on this trip. It was a great opportunity for my […]
I posted this in 2018 but today I celebrate 68 years of walking with my Savior, my best friend. Life has had its ups and downs, but one thing has remained true. Jesus has been faithful to me through it all. He was there when my father left my mother and I when I was […]
This week my husband and I traded in our flip phones for a smart phone. I have resisted doing this for some time. It’s not that I am not computer savvy – but I must confess as I age and as the technology keeps making leaps and bounds, I fear that I will never keep […]
I originally posted this last year – but think it is worth thinking about again. Grandma’s Ramblings First, the cross We talk a lot about the cross and how terrible the death of Jesus was. The story of Peter’s denial of Jesus and the rest of the disciples fleeing from the garden where he was […]
Looking through my files on lessons I taught when I was in full time ministry, I found these notes on the book of James. I thought I would share them in hopes of encouragement as we have been facing difficult times the past two years. Hope they challenge/encourage you. The Book of James is a […]
Because of Covid our plans for continuing our exploration of Michigan this summer did not materialize. However, we did get in just a little adventure on a recent trip back to Illinois to visit family. During that trip my husband and I took a side tour to Otterville, Illinois. My husband was interested in the […]
