This time of year my mind goes back to Thanksgivings of the past. One thing I always loved about our Thanksgiving gatherings was it gave me a chance to enjoy my mother’s pies. She was an excellent pie maker. As I remember my mother, I think of all she taught me. And we owe our […]
Reposting this article for recognition of Women’s History Month. Now I will have to get busy writing new ones as I am taking a look at the women in history we hear little about. Grandma’s Ramblings Last year I shared stories of women who played a big part in history – yet are often ignored […]
This weekend I attended a church conference and one speaker’s message really resonated with me. He asked us what we were preoccupied with. Preoccupied – (of a matter or subject) dominate or engross the mind of (someone) to the exclusion of other thoughts. Reflecting on that thought I realize there are a few things that […]
Reading a friend’s blog today got my mind thinking about how fast this year has gone by. How fast my life is going by. As I thought about the years already past (76) and wondered how many years lie ahead of me, I thought of the story in the Bible of Enoch. In the genealogy […]
Halloween decorations are off the shelf – and even before we celebrate Thanksgiving, the stores are filled with Christmas decorations and music. Many of my friends tell me they are busy with their Christmas shopping list. It is amazing to me how much money we spend at Christmas. According to the National Retail Federation, American […]
While in Mackinaw City for our 40th wedding anniversary, we enjoyed a ride on the Shepler’s Ferry. While we did not go the island, we chose a nighttime cruise “A Night of Falling Stars”. We boarded the ferry a little before 9:00 p.m. and enjoyed an hour and a half cruise as we counted the […]
This is a powerful song. Hope you will take time to listen to it. United States of America Looks like another silent night As we’re sung to sleep by philosophies That save the trees and kill the children America, what will we miss while we are sleeping Will Jesus come again And leave us slumbering where […]
Tomorrow, we celebrate the fourth of July – Independence Day, we call it. We love to quote our Declaration of Independence which declares “all men are equaled equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” I am thankful to be […]
Posted on November 1, 2024 by Grandma’s Ramblings In good times and bad – blessed be the name of the Lord! This entry was posted in Belief in God, Bible, Blessings, Christian Life, Faith, Music, Praise, Uncategorized, Worship and tagged Blessed Be Your Name, Blessings, Christian Life, Faith, Matt Redman, Music, name of God, Word […]
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 […]
I’m sure many of you have heard the story behind this song “It Is Well.” But if you have not, here it is. It is an inspiring testimony of how God is present in the middle of our tragedies. That does not mean a Christian feels no pain, heartache, sorrow. Rather it proclaims that God […]
My husband and I are reading the book of Isaiah this month. Chapter six is one we are very familiar with. Anyone who grew up in church has no doubt heard the story of Isaiah’s vision of God. It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a […]
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 […]
It’s that time of year – I am making out my menu for Thanksgiving and getting a grocery list made for that special day. As my list grows longer and longer I once again remember the Thanksgiving day I spent as a missionary in the Philippines and the special turkey we were given. Hope this […]
