I’ll never forget that night. I was in my fifteenth year. Mother had sent my younger brother out to the fields to bring my father and me a meal. The three of us were sitting with the other men, talking in the quiet night. I was proud that I had the responsibility for part…
Author: Grandma Grace
Impossible! he thought
I first noticed her when I was a shy nine-year-old boy, and she was only six years old. I was friends with her older brother, and we attended the same synagogue. While the other little girls fidgeted and giggled during service, she paid attention when one of the men read from the sacred Scriptures. When…
Anticipation
Our dear friend is expecting a baby this week. We’ve been talking about the joy ahead- meeting Baby. It makes me think of Mary anticipating the arrival of Jesus. And it reminds me of our waiting as Christians for our Lord to come back. This is the beautiful season of Advent- commemorating our Lord’s first…
Favorite Fall Images
Happy Thanksgiving! I know you don’t have time to read, so here are a few of my favorite Fall images before we enter the Christmas season. Each verse reminds us of what we have to be thankful for that lasts our whole lifetime and beyond! From the Lutheran prayer book: “Oh, give thanks to…
Grumbling or Grateful?
Yesterday, dear Husband (and his chauffeur- me) spent several hours in a large medical facility’s clinic. It was an opportunity to observe humans! The staff was so kind, pleasant, patient, and thorough. Most of the patients were on their good behavior, probably in part because of the kind treatment they were receiving. A few complained…
Sacrifice
A relative just texted me photos of falling snow outside her office window in Massechusetts, where she lives. Living in the moderate climate of the Pacific Northwest, I was shocked to think it was snowing already there. I have it so easy! This all made me think of the Puritans whose first arrival in the…