Grandma's Gleanings
Words and Thoughts from Grandma
We all find ourselves in that dark place from time to time, those brief chapters in our lives when we find our hands weakened, our physical strength depleted, and our spiritual focus blurred. We have all walked those valley experiences, periods of time when we feel alone in our suffering, when we are physically, mentally, …
Miners, investors, and speculators have all shared an interest in this prized metal. It is rare, usable, and maintains its value in a volatile financial market, considered a safe-haven asset for any savvy investor. Beautiful when refined and used in art and jewelry, this noble metal’s malleability also makes it the best choice for industrial …
With the calming lights of the Christmas tree glowing in the corner and the warmth of our teeny electric ‘fireplace’ filling the room, we settled in to watch a timeless, decades-old classic. Once again, the fictional story of George Bailey, a common man who never quite makes it out of his quiet, rather mundane hometown …
After the last of our four children left the nest, my husband and I undertook some serious downsizing. When our rather large refrigerator finally gave up the ghost, we decided that we could function adequately with a smaller appliance. We were pleased with the choice that we made; we were excited at the thought of …
Yes, today would definitely be the day. I mustered all the energy this aged body had stored in reserve and made my way down the narrow steps leading to our basement. I fully understood the gravity of the chore set before me. In anticipation of the upcoming Christmas season, the time had arrived to pull …
When my sweetheart and I began our journey together on a rainy, cold, November evening decades ago, we could not afford a honeymoon; we could barely afford a wedding. After we exchanged our vows at that quaint Baptist church on a crisp, Saturday evening, it was back to work for both of us on Monday …
I was a driven and highly motivated high school student, determined to do my best, always focusing on my ultimate goal: to stand before a classroom of my own someday. But to be totally honest, one subject never lit up my interest or sparked my imagination…and that subject was science. I loved Biology classes, even …
I read an amusing, yet thought-provoking, children’s story recently. The tale revolves around a young, adventurous raccoon named Adam. Adam’s curiosity is aroused when he is the recipient of a large crate containing all the parts necessary to construct a fabulous flying machine. Wow, Adam has always wanted to fly! With instruction book in hand, …
The whole saga began on a very windy, chilly, Wednesday morning. An outdoor project was in desperate need of completion, and in spite of the hurricane force winds (bit of an exaggeration), this was the day to knock this chore off of the ‘TO DO’ list. What a sense of accomplishment filled our home that …
It’s that time of year again, a time when I resurrect my old, well-worn, brown notebook, find a blank page, and commence compiling my Christmas list for the upcoming holiday season. Oh, how I miss those days of old, the days of hyperactive, pajama-clad little ones, all romping around on Christmas morning in gleeful anticipation. …
Silence is golden, but my eyes still see… Ah yes, it’s golden oldie time, and with those lyrics I am once again a spry, slightly crazy, teenager, traveling in my time machine back to the sixties. The wild musical sounds that dominated those raucous years didn’t impress me much, I was more a fan of …
Nancy was a sweet little girl, but the poor little lady was enduring a really rough week. Nothing was going well for her; she was having a horrible week at school and a difficult time with some boisterous bullies on the school bus. She was praying faithfully every night, but God seemed silent to her …
Oh…My…Goodness! Why did this have to happen to us? Those words were blazing a path through my troubled spirit soon after the furnace repair man exited our home today. We were just coming down emotionally from our church’s annual mission’s conference, a series of meetings which revived our hearts, reawakened our vision for world missions, …
God is calling millions of Americans in the so-often silent majority to join in the moral majority crusade to turn America around. The year was 1979, and with that statement, a popular televangelist would pull the religious right out of the shadows and establish it as a powerful force in American politics. Formed in response …
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