Last week a friend’s husband unexpectedly passed from this life. He repaired a gate on their property in the morning, had some soup for lunch, and laid down for a nap from which he awoke in Heaven. A few years ago they left their lifelong home in another state and moved into a home…
Author: Grandma Grace
Distracted
This story unfolds in an intimate household scene. The dominant figure has a personality that pushes her to action. She is a get-it-done, speak-your-mind, take-the-lead kind of gal. She is generous, hospitable, hard-working, and eager to help. But she suffers from anxiety. “As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to Jerusalem, they came…
Fruitful
Disclaimer: the following could cause mouth-watering and cravings! It’s fruit season where we live. This morning dear Husband went across our road and picked wild blackberries which we enjoyed on our waffles along with fresh peaches from a friend’s trees. Our own tiny apple tree is laden with not-yet-ripe apples. We can see grapes on…
Up and Coming
“Please cut up that overripe zucchini and give it to the chickens,” said the young mom to her oldest son, a 10-year-old, as we stood in their garden. Immediately, he whipped out his knife from its pouch on his belt. After he and his two younger siblings fed the chickens, I was escorted to a…
Awas!
“Awas! Ada ular!” (Watch out! There’s a snake!). And as he spoke, with a deft swipe of his machete, he sliced through the snake. Dear husband was on a rescue mission to retrieve the pilot of a crashed helicopter in the jungle when an Indonesian companion shouted the warning and dispatched the threat. Whew! Hopefully,…