Six years ago a dear friend died just before Christmas. My husband and I had watched him battle cancer (two different kinds) for over two years. It was hard to see him slowly lose the battle. He fought hard and he never lost his courage or his great sense of humor. His family asked my […]
Laughing at how much I ook like my Dad with my bald head! This month I celebrate 20 years cancer free! I am so thankful to God that I am still here – a cancer survivor! I think of all the things I would have missed: Wedding and graduations of many of my grandchildren Seeing […]
My latest prayer When I was a little girl I had beautiful red hair and my mother fixed it in curls like Shirley Temple. Everywhere we went people would comment on my hair and I felt special. As a teenager I always felt like I was not “pretty” but I still took comfort in the […]
I posted this a couple of years ago – but as we head into another election season and as the rhetoric again heats up as to our need to be a “Christian” nation, I thought I would share it again. Grandma’s Ramblings For many weeks this post has been on my mind. I have hesitated […]
We have entered the season of Lent – 40 days of prayer and fasting before Easter as we reflect on the suffering of Jesus Christ and examine our own hearts. For some churches this is a very big part of their services. For others, little, if anything, is said about this season. Growing up in […]
I never thought I would love to hear the doctor say I tested positive for the flu. It started one evening with a very sore throat and a dry cough.. The next morning I woke up with a temp of 102, body aches, congestion and I felt terrible. Our state of Michigan has one of […]
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 […]
I love this time of year! Time for rides through the country. Time for leisurely walks enjoying the beautiful colors of the trees. We humans are not the only ones who enjoy a family walk this time of year. Driving through the woods we had to stop to give this family of wild turkeys a […]
Hope you enjoy these. All from my daily devotion book. Some people are so indecisive, their favorite color is plaid. Before passing judgment on a sermon, be sure to try it out in practice. Kindness is a language the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Lord, make my words kind, because tomorrow I […]
Eighty years ago today our nation was attacked at Pearl Harbor. My parents’ generation sacrificed much in the next few years. My father was in the Navy and came back from the war with many difficult memories of death and danger. My mother was left to take care of three children on her own. President […]
Growing up I loved being a red-head. Not really confident in my looks, I felt my red hair made me special. There are not that many red-heads around. One of my sisters was a brunette and the other a dark blonde. When we met people I would be the one they would notice first because […]
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 […]
Those of you who have followed my posts for awhile know that my husband and I are Scrabble addicts. We play with a super scrabble board. It has more spaces for words than a regular Scrabble board and 200 tiles instead of 100. We have kept a record of our scores since 2008 and are […]
Located in Jamestown, North Dakota is the National Buffalo Museum. They state that their purpose is “to advocate for the restoration of the North American bison through education and outreach.” It was an interesting stop on our road trip out west. The museum’s website states: The National Buffalo Museum opened in June of 1993 and […]
