Grandma's Gleanings
Words and Thoughts from Grandma
It’s simple word picture, attached to a message or email, used millions of times a day to convey emotions, thoughts, or ideas. Borrowed from the Japanese word pictograph, literally e for picture or drawing, and moji, letter or character, an emoji is now widely used to express the emotional attitude of the writer, to …
We have all heard the stories at one time or another, stories of ordinary people exhibiting extraordinary strength during a time of crisis. Those heroic stories usually involve someone singlehandedly lifting heavy objects-cars, beams, trees-to free a trapped individual. There is even a story recorded from 1988, when a Vietnam veteran displayed superhuman strength …
Just three quick Saturday reminders…First, please don’t forget that our Amazon have-some-fun-while-in-quarantine gift card giveaway is fast approaching! I’m sure that everyone could use a $25.00 shopping spree about now! The drawing will be held on Monday, May 18th, at 8:00, so get signed up if you haven’t already. If you have any questions, feel …
In a futile attempt to become that Proverbs 31 woman, I would launch out into a side profession in an effort to add cash to the struggling finances that defined our early marriage years. After a few classes, I embarked on a new stay-at-home-with-the-kiddos-but-still-make-some-money adventure, aka…cake decorating. After selling a few cakes, I was …
We were about to experience a terribly stressful trip home from church. The dimly lit country road that edges a local creek is hazardous on the best of days, narrow, jam-packed with sharp curves and bends as it follows the topography of the stream it borders. And since the roadway traverses an area housing …
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, screaming WOO HOO, What a ride! A dear friend passed that pithy statement on to me years ago, probably …