Grandma's Gleanings
Words and Thoughts from Grandma
Oh…My…Goodness! Why did this have to happen to us? Those words were blazing a path through my troubled spirit soon after the furnace repair man exited our home today. We were just coming down emotionally from our church’s annual mission’s conference, a series of meetings which revived our hearts, reawakened our vision for world missions, …
God is calling millions of Americans in the so-often silent majority to join in the moral majority crusade to turn America around. The year was 1979, and with that statement, a popular televangelist would pull the religious right out of the shadows and establish it as a powerful force in American politics. Formed in response …
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I will openly admit that I am most definitely a Type A personality, a personality that thrives on organization, schedules, and order. With that in mind, indulge me as I attempt to describe my Monday morning trip to our local Walmart this week. Yes, I had my reusable bags with me, along with my detailed …
After being involved in children’s ministries for years, I have grown accustomed to embarking on a bizarre quest in search of some unique prop or a captivating teaching aid to drive home a lesson to my students. This week’s search was no less interesting. In preparation for an upcoming Christmas play, I found myself on …
One of my favorite pastimes is bird watching. As I carefully observe the variety of teeny aviators who grace my feeding stations, I find myself in awe of the inventive Creator and Designer I serve. From those huge blackbirds who seem large enough to devour a small toddler, to the most petite of wrens and …
I recently composed a short letter to a friend, a dear acquaintance who is, unfortunately, traveling down the difficult road of trial and tribulation. Since I was writing on the inside of a card and I have a rather large handwriting style, I found myself limited by space, so I sought to be as precise …
Elizabeth King Mills is a name that probably doesn’t breed familiarity with most folks. This gifted poet and writer lived her life in relative obscurity. Born in 1805, in the town of Middlesex, England, Elizabeth would live a short life, dying on April 21, 1829. at the tender age of twenty-four. That brief of a …