Grandma's Gleanings
Words and Thoughts from Grandma
With the calming lights of the Christmas tree glowing in the corner and the warmth of our teeny electric ‘fireplace’ filling the room, we settled in to watch a timeless, decades-old classic. Once again, the fictional story of George Bailey, a common man who never quite makes it out of his quiet, rather mundane hometown …
After the last of our four children left the nest, my husband and I undertook some serious downsizing. When our rather large refrigerator finally gave up the ghost, we decided that we could function adequately with a smaller appliance. We were pleased with the choice that we made; we were excited at the thought of …
Yes, today would definitely be the day. I mustered all the energy this aged body had stored in reserve and made my way down the narrow steps leading to our basement. I fully understood the gravity of the chore set before me. In anticipation of the upcoming Christmas season, the time had arrived to pull …
When my sweetheart and I began our journey together on a rainy, cold, November evening decades ago, we could not afford a honeymoon; we could barely afford a wedding. After we exchanged our vows at that quaint Baptist church on a crisp, Saturday evening, it was back to work for both of us on Monday …
I was a driven and highly motivated high school student, determined to do my best, always focusing on my ultimate goal: to stand before a classroom of my own someday. But to be totally honest, one subject never lit up my interest or sparked my imagination…and that subject was science. I loved Biology classes, even …