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…
Author: Grandma Grace
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,…
Weight of Glory
I’ve been writing this blog for eight and a half years. As far as I can remember, I haven’t missed a week. (Well, maybe one or two.) Each one was by God’s grace and faithful enablement. But this week, I couldn’t seem to pull a good article together. So please give me grace and enjoy…
Angels, Prophets, and Deep Secrets
This morning I noticed a neatly written list on our daughter’s kitchen counter. She: “I’ve made our evac (evacuation) list. I’ll just follow my list so I won’t have to think when I’m under pressure to get out.” Me: “Could you send that to me? I need to prepare, too.” A chill ran down my…