Both of us were in complete denial as our daughter drove us to the ER. Of course it was a mistake. He’s been functioning fine. We’ll have another blood workup, they’ll realize they made a mistake, and we’ll be home by evening. But there was no mistake. Last Wednesday dear Husband and our daughter and…
Author: Grandma Grace
Anchored
As I write this, dear Husband’s elderly mother is hospitalized due to complications from a respiratory virus. She loves God and has spent her life helping people. Going home to Heaven has great appeal to her. We’re torn between wanting her to feel better here and wanting her to feel better permanently there. Our emotions…
Considering
It’s Thursday morning and you’re waiting at your gate to board an airplane for a transcontinental flight home to your loved ones. You see two men you assume to be pilots walking together toward your gate with their rolling carry-on luggage. One looks haggard, bags under his squinting eyes, and overdue for a haircut. His…
An Old Lesson
Last week I was studying to teach the children’s Bible class on the Ark of the Covenant. Or the ‘special box of God’s agreement’ in child speak. But why bother to study about the gold covered chest that represented God’s relational covenant with his people so long ago? Why care that he promised to be…
Shield and Reward
Ever feel numb, like your heart has developed callouses? Sometimes we have to see someone else with what we yearned for to penetrate the callouses and remind us of our deep desires. To make us admit the loss we keep denying. This happened to me today. I saw a photo on FB (I know, big…
Fifty-two Years
This week was our 52nd anniversary. May I share some things I wish I would have learned at the beginning of our marriage instead of slowly over the decades? I wish I would have corrected my attitudes sooner: It took me a long time to consistently shift my attitude from “I have to cook meals.”…