In past blogs I have written about women who have been neglected in our history books.  Women who played important roles in World War II, in the NASA program and in our political system.  Sadly it seems writers of history books have told of the brave and intelligent men of our country, but seem to […]

This past year has been so crazy! And the TV news channels I think have only added to the confusion and division. Depending on whether you watch CNN or FOX News you usually get a different take on the same story. One evening I just flipped back and forth between the two and I could […]

In 2017 my husband, along with our youngest daughter and our granddaughter made a trip to Casey, Illinois to see the small town that boasted: While there we saw nine creations by Jim Bolin that have made the Guinness Book of World Records. You can read all about that visit and see pictures of the world’s […]

The last few weeks I have missed a lot of Sunday morning services at my church due to some health issues.  Since I hate to have a Sunday without hearing a good sermon I have watched quite a lot of ministers on TV. Let me start by saying this post is not meant to be […]

A new songbook called Olney Hymns was published in 1779 and one of the songs in the book became perhaps the best loved and well known hymn that is today known by another name. Guess what song it is! This song was part of a section in the hymn book that contained songs based on […]

Hard to believe that it has been less than 100 years since women were granted the right to vote. The 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on August 18, 1920, granting women the full rights of citizenship. What is ironic is that four years before women were granted the right to vote, a woman […]

Before McDonalds, before Taco Bell, before Subway there was A&W. Growing up my family did not eat out too often.  For one thing, our budget did not allow for such expenses but also there were not many fast-food chains like we have now. When we had the occasional treat, it was fun to go to […]

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 […]

Advent – time of longing – waiting. Everlasting God in whom we live and move and have our being, You have made us for Yourself so that our hearts are restless until they rest in You…..Augustine of Hippo

We all love super heroes! Iron Man Spider-Man Batman Captain America Green Arrow Hulk Aquaman Ant-Man Thor And the list could go on and on. We have a love affair with super heroes.  We dress up like them.  Our children carry backpacks with their images.  We buy comic books, watch movies and TV shows where […]

In reading the book of Jude in the New Testament this week, I was reminded of his warning to the church that there would be false teachers that pervert the truth of God’s Word. Thinking of “truth” reminded me of Pilate’s question to Jesus: “What is truth?” Pilate asked this question in response to Jesus’ […]

Recently I began following another blogger whose posts I have enjoyed.  Her post that caught my eye was listing five things she liked about herself.  Check it out here: http://cyranny.com/2020/01/15/5-more-things-i-like-about-myself/ The whole point is that we are quick to find things about our self we do not like, things we want to change, things that […]

Although I wrote this 8 years ago, it is still true today. Grandma’s Ramblings When I was a young girl just learning to read, my primary storybook was the Hurlbut’s Story of the Bible for Young and Old.  Originally published in 1904 it was the complete Bible story including the Old Testament and the New Testament.  […]

My husband has always liked short, but meaningful quotes that he reads or hears. He has a notebook where he writes them down. He also has just come up with many on his own over the years of teaching/preaching. I am getting a new computer (my current one is almost eleven years old and just […]