While sheltering in place, Husband and I have found a fun activity to do at home that has given us chuckles and lightened our mood- looking at old family photos. Our family photos are a bit novel because we lived overseas for ten years when our children were young. The first five years we lived…
Author: Grandma Grace
A Divine Time-Out?
A prominent person in my business circle referred to her period of downtime when she was unable to work due to a physical condition, a divine time-out. I couldn’t help but relate that to our current national circumstances. Sometimes God has to get our attention. Natural disasters, pandemics, stock market crashes, all have a…
Living Generously
I’m quite sure babysitting a youngster wasn’t on her bucket list when she was in her eighties. Yet she took on the responsibility with grace and during those years she instilled in me things that have shaped me ever since. She gave me what she had- time and attention. During the Lenten season giving…
Spring Housecleaning for the Soul
I like the quote I read somewhere that Lent observance is like Spring housecleaning for the soul. I’ve been motivated to do a little deeper than usual cleaning because the sun came out and I could clearly see the dust and spiderwebs lurking in my house! And the sunshine gave me a lift so I’m…
Though I Walk Through the Valley
Our family has gotten bad news after bad news this week. Things seem dark. There have been a lot of tears. The grimness can be overwhelming. In times like these I’m reminded that Jesus experienced sorrows and pain, too. So we run into his welcoming arms because he understands. During this sad week, one lone…
Life in a Broken World
Our family is hurting. One of us is experiencing a major health challenge and all the rest of us are feeling the pain. Different personalities respond differently. How do you respond when someone you love is facing something hard? Knowing we’re hurting, a dear friend sent us a podcast about God’s life being…