Grandma's Gleanings
Words and Thoughts from Grandma
It would be one of those moments that would stick in our memories forever, always bringing a grin to our face and a giggle to our hearts. We hadn’t lived in our home long and were just becoming accustomed to the mundane hum of our neighborhood when the morning stillness was broken by the …
It wasn’t a trip to Disney World, an exotic cruise, a week at the beach, but it was memorable fun! One tradition we held close to our hearts when our children were little ones was hand-churning ice cream. As youngsters, our children lacked the muscular endurance, patience, and any capacity to understand the chemistry …
Oh, be careful little ears what you hear, for the Father up above is looking down in love, so be careful little ears what you hear. I have heard that childhood song sung by generations of children, pointing to their ears, eyes, heart, feet, and mind as a sweet, childlike reminder that the Father …
Oh, my sweet little girl! Our home was certainly blessed, our quiver filled to the brim with blessings, when a little bundle of Oriental joy became a part of our family. But one physical characteristic began to emerge during her toddler years…she was certainly going to be a teeny one! Her height stats always …
Since our family is spread over a bit of a distance now, holiday gatherings are cherished times. But I noticed during our latest family feast that one of my sons was sporting new reading glasses. Ah, the dreaded presbyopia had begun! Presbyopia, a combination of two Greek words, old man and eye, becomes evident …
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Learn How to Reduce a Fraction in Seven Minutes! Where was that YouTube video when I was a dopey elementary math student decades ago? Oh, that it was that easy. Seven minutes? Seven years may be closer to accurate! Let’s see if my memory serves: list all the factors of the numerator and denominator …
The year was 1986, a year hundreds of lives would be needlessly lost. On the Black Sea, off the coast of Russia, two ships would collide on one fateful day, hurling passengers into the icy waters below. When the investigation into the cause of the collision was determined, the disaster took a heart-breaking turn. …
There is nothing quite as enjoyable for a grandma than to grab a good book, a comfy blanket, a cherished grandchild, and spend a few moments sharing a story together. I read Goodnight Moon to my granddaughter with such frequency that even my aging brain had the words memorized. But I dreaded when my …
Most times the news is so dreadfully depressing that it becomes a struggle to sit through the entire broadcast, but today I watched a story that made me giggle. It seems that the state of Florida has experienced a cold spell recently and some of the wildlife was having quite a unique reaction. Iguanas …
It’s a classic entry science experiment for kids, assembled thousands of time a year in classrooms across the country. A bit of baking soda, some vinegar, and a touch of food coloring and you have all the ingredients for some frothy, messy, hands-on fun for kids of any age…their very own volcano. But there …
An amazing thing happens when God’s Word is embedded in our hearts and minds, the Holy Spirit has a deep well of rich resources from which to draw when needed. That fact was refreshed in my mind after receiving a message from a dear friend. On a recent skiing trip, her son found himself …
The admonition to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes means that before judging someone, you must understand his experiences, challenges, weaknesses and thought processes. The complete idiom is: Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. Practice empathy; be sensitive to the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of another. I gained appreciation …
In the course of my teaching career, I have been fortunate enough to have encountered a myriad of some truly gifted young people. I met one such student in the autumn years of my teaching career. This young lady was simply amazing; she could take a camera and not only capture what the camera saw, …
If one were to open a well-used cupboard in my kitchen, they would be greeted by a humorous picture dating back to the mid 1970’s. The photo depicts my hubby, before age had grayed his hair and increased his wisdom, holding onto a wing of our raw, first Thanksgiving turkey. That picture invokes deep memories …