When I typed the date for this blog to be posted, a flood of memories rushed up. A high school girl kneeling beside her bed pouring out her sadness, fear, and loneliness to a God who hears. She had just gotten word that her ill mother had died. She would need divine grace to deal with…
Author: Grandma Grace
Gifting
Several days ago we attended a school musical program. The audience quieted as a lovely young teenaged girl sat down to the grand piano on stage. The packed auditorium seemed transported from their mundane lives to a different dimension while she played and erupted into enthusiastic applause when she finished her flawless performance. One young girl…
Strong
I was worried. The roads were slick and my newly licensed granddaughter needed to drive her little sister to school. Husband offered to come and take little sister to school, but older granddaughter declined. Quoting from her text, “Don’t worry! I got this!” Over the course of several snowy days and lots of worry,…
Spring Is Coming!
One day last week. Me: Guess what? It’s only 18 days till Spring! Husband: What?! It’s only 18 days? It feels like 18 months. Sigh. Sometimes it does seem like a long wait till we get what we hope for. Husband answered the phone. I could hear that it was his brother’s voice on…
What I Learned from Four Weeks of the Flu
What I Learned from Four Weeks of the Flu I learned that it was such a comfort that friends and family just accepted our ups and downs without judgment. Some days we felt almost normal, then suddenly out of nowhere a fever would take us down. Or just weakness. No one belittled us. This made…
Making Valentine’s Happy
Date: Valentine’s Day, 1972 Setting: The Student Union Lounge of a college in Chicago Characters: Two college students Me: So, are you going to ask me to marry you? Husband-to-be: Uh, well, we are sitting here discussing our wedding date. Me: I know, but I’d feel better if you actually asked me to marry you. …