Lately, I’ve been picturing what it would look like if I could see Jesus right here in my daily life. I see him beckoning when I’ve slipped into worry and over busyness. He says, “Leave that and come over here close to me. That worrying won’t do you any good, so just come over here. …
Author: Grandma Grace
When You’re Blessed and You Know It
This week we finally took care of a situation that was adversely affecting a third of our lives. Yep. We ditched our uncomfortable mattress and got a new, better one. So what’s noteworthy about that? Just this- it stirred up that ugly ogre that lives in my brain. It often accuses me. That beast hissed,…
Halloween Thoughts
Halloween brings our gaze to the dark side. We recoil from this emphasis on darkness, possibly because it reminds us of the dark times in our own lives. . . those dark days and nights that were brought on by pain, loss, depression, loneliness, or just a string of little disappointments that threatened to undo us….
Is It OK to Ask for More?
Why Small Thinking is Unbelief Recently I’ve started praying for God’s best. It has played out in answers I like and answers I didn’t. For instance, one day I prayed for God’s best for us as we traveled. One answer was that we miraculously made the connection with the last train of the…
What I Learned from Our Trip Abroad
Our oldest son and his fiancé decided to get married abroad. Their destination wedding would take place on a Greek island. Upon hearing their plan, we were happy for them, but sad that we couldn’t afford to attend. But to our surprise, they immediately told us that they would be paying for our tickets…
Little Things
Our Trip Home We were leaving the safe haven of our dear friends’ home in Northern Scotland for our long trip home to the US. We had a short flight to London and then the next day 11 flight hours home. Before we left their home for the airport our host slipped Husband a 5…