Grandma's Gleanings
Words and Thoughts from Grandma
I have done some stupid, hair-brained things in the course of my life, and this spectacle has to be close to the top of the list. My husband and I are in the midst of cleaning and remodeling our basement, and part of that project includes repainting the cement floor in a light gray …
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How embarrassing! A grown woman, well-advanced in years, standing in the front yard clad in her pj’s, staring up at the sky. Last night was one of those picture-perfect evenings. As I stepped out to attend to my bird feeders, darkness had already blanketed our neighborhood on a perfectly cloudless evening. We reside in …
My, oh my, what a little chatterbox! My precious grandson can certainly fill a void with an abundance of conversation…in plain English, he talks A WHOLE BUNCH! I chuckle when I hear him in the backseat of my daughter’s car, jumping from subject to subject in an endless onslaught of verbiage, regardless of any …
It would be my final school concert, all of those long years of teaching finally behind me, a bit of a bittersweet occasion. A young student of mine, our pianist, would be graduating in a few short days and pursuing a teaching career in the same field of study that had held a special place …
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We had parked our car facing a beautiful reservoir, definitely one of our favorite spots to frequent during our crazy, college courting years. A small, one-room church dotted the landscape, along with a cemetery steeped in history, all surrounded by simple rural peacefulness. How often we had strolled the banks of that lake, dreaming …
Assyria was a formidable enemy; they were evil, cruel, and ruthless, and God’s people were in their sights. After a successful campaign of capturing and ravishing the northern kingdom of Israel, this powerful enemy had Judah, the southern kingdom, in her vicious cross-hairs. Short of a miracle, Jerusalem, that glorious city where years prior …
Let’s all jump into the time machine and travel back to 1975, the year when two starry-eyed kids were preparing for a new life together by renting their first nest. Come on in and see our handiwork! Our first home was a small, modest two-story rental house perched on a corner lot in my …
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Such a simple, heartfelt act of love! As we were ending our annual visit to a local animal park with the grandchildren, our young grandson began his familiar search. Oh boy, here we go…again. We were not taken by surprise; he repeats this process every time that we plan an outing with him. As …
Whoever does or performs any worldly employment or business whatsoever on the Lord’s Day, commonly called Sunday, works of necessity and charity exempted, or uses or practices any game, hunting, shooting, sport or diversion whatsoever on the same day not authorized by law is considered to be a lawbreaker. This statute was signed into …
Poor little Worrying Willie! I smile every time that fictitious character slips back into my memory files. I shared the story of stressed-out Willie with my children’s church kiddos years ago, that poor little school-age boy who worried about EVERYTHING: going to school, riding the bus, bullies at lunch, pop quizzes, those monsters in …
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When I married my hubby many years ago, I was quite clueless about a number of things, but especially cars. The poor man had to explain basic automotive maintenance to his new bride, stressing the importance of checking car fluids on a regular basis, for after all, oil is cheap; engines are expensive. A few …