Your life is different than mine. All of the tools in this article won’t fit your needs, but it’ll be worth the read if you find one tool that will make your jobs at home easier, more efficient, or quicker. Kitchen tools I wish I had bought these tools years ago: Digital meat thermometer with instant…
Author: Grandma Grace
Back to School
This article is for parents and grandparents of school-aged children and teens. Remember that we as grandparents do have influence. We can model the characteristics we hope to instill in our grandchildren. We can be part of an accountability network and we can be a listening ear. Sometimes as grandparents we have a little more…
When We Don’t Get What We Pray For
We’ve had so many undeniable answers to our prayers lately. God provided a car that met our needs and our budget, (Sold the RV we lived in for a year while we built our house, then bought the car for that exact amount to the penny.) A man we didn’t know from our church did…
Wardrobe Planning
Summer’s days are numbered. Her fire-breathing, energy sapping days will shortly come to an end. Maybe your summer closet is in need of a bit of tidying. Perhaps you’re wondering if your old cool weather clothes that are stored away will be appealing when you unpack them in a month or two. I often…
Harvest
This week Husband’s sister drove their elderly parents to our home for a visit. This was my in-laws’ first and probably only visit to our newly completed house. You see, they are in their late eighties and the car trip of 4.5 hours was grueling for them. On top of that, they didn’t sleep well…
Welcome
An older couple greeted us warmly. We were new and a little awkward. We wanted to fit, but there were some hurdles. Many folks grew up here and we were vagabonds. They were rooted in the rich soil of this place, but we were transplants. They were savvy at growing things, we were bewildered at…