Grandma's Gleanings
Words and Thoughts from Grandma
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 …
It all happens in secret, unseen by human eye, quietly. When a tree endures a long dry season, a drought, what you don’t see is more important than what you do see. When the soil is sandy, or the water table is too low, those tree roots take on a mission, growing deeper in …
He was a statesman who led our young nation through the greatest moral, constitutional, and political crises of our history, and although his life was filled with political and personal struggles, he still managed to embody a spirit of wisdom, calm, and inspiration. Abraham Lincoln possessed the uncanny ability to think before he responded, …
This would be so exciting! For the first time ever, I was going to make my very own home-sewn dress! Ah, the Junior High Home Economics Nightmare of 1968, who could forget it. I carefully chose the pattern, the fabric (which looking back, wreaked with gaudiness..yikes!), and all the needed notions. I didn’t know …
As I’ve mentioned a number of times, I’m an admitted plant-o-holic. Our property was fairly barren when we moved in decades ago, but no longer, for I have succeeded in cluttering the entire yard with shrubs, plants, bushes, flowers, tress, and of course, stray cats. But there is a downside to yard cluttering. What …
The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word ‘crisis.’ One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger-but recognize the opportunity. These motivational words were spoken by John F. Kennedy during a campaign speech in Indianapolis, Indiana, on April 12, 1959. That charismatic …