When you look at the news do you often feel like you’re bombarded with sadness, violence, hatefulness, immorality, greed, slander, lies, and anger? Just talking to others about current events, or looking at social media brings the ugliness and brokenness to the fore. You may even be experiencing some of these things in your personal…
Author: Grandma Grace
H and H (happy and humble)
We all know them. They are myopically concerned with themselves. How they feel. What they need. How others treat them. Often they’re angry because others don’t do what they want. In the long run, they’re lonely because they’ve alienated and worn out those around them. It can get lonesome being all about #1. If they…
Credit Where Credit Is Due
Think of an awards ceremony. Often the recipients will credit a teacher, coach, family member, or sponsor saying. “If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be here.” Everyone feels a warm spot in their heart because of the recipient’s humility and because of the help that was given by that special person. Now think of…
A Little Girl and the Doves
Many years ago there lived a little girl who loved her grandmother’s garden. You may know a girl like her or you may be like her. Summer evenings were the little girl’s favorite time. That was the time the mourning doves came to drink at the small garden pond near the front porch where she…
Apprentice
Once upon a time there was an apprentice. She was earnest, but not particularly quick to learn. Her instructor kindly and patiently repeatedly took her step by step over the process necessary to master the skill. It had been a slog, yet her instructor always encouraged her. The instructor knew that the apprentice needed to…
A Bad Day
Remember reading the children’s book, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” to your kids or grandkids? Poor Alexander had a lot of unpleasant things happen to him in one very bad day. People and things seemed to be working against him. This caused him to complain, feel defeated and angry, and…