Have you ever come up against a wall? You’ve done everything you could think of to solve the problem, but nothing has actually resolved it. You’re stymied. It might be a health issue, a relational issue, or a financial issue. That’s what happened to me this week. After eight months of trying this and that,…
Author: Grandma Grace
Stepping Up
When I was about five years old my mother and I moved in with my recently widowed grandmother. About two years later my mother was able to afford her own apartment. After that, I stayed with my grandmother after school and during the Summers while my mother worked long hours. My grandmother was in her…
Family
Happy 48th wedding anniversary to us! Those two young people in the framed photo are us once upon a time and that is our engagement picture. I’m ashamed to say that I’ve lost our wedding photos. Somewhere in our 28 moves the sweet snapshots my cousin took of our simple wedding disappeared. But photos or…
Wisdom
Every day we’re reminded how broken and sad our world is. It creeps into our hearts and weighs us down. And woe to those already in pain physically or emotionally, for now we’re reminded that the whole world is hurting. Today more than ever we need the comfort of the Scriptures which have offered hope…
A Bright Spot in Your Day
Last week dear Husband suggested I make my next blog a little lighter. As it turns out, we all need a bright spot now to offset the latest wave of tragedy in our nation. So here are a few silly images and then some comforting images to direct our hearts and minds to our God…
Drifting
Do you ever feel a bit dry? You know, your emotions and spirit aren’t quite where they should be? Do your heart and soul feel just a little dull? Lukewarm? Blah? Ho Hum? The other evening, I realized I hadn’t prayed since morning. I hadn’t given God much thought during my day. I didn’t enjoy…