I love talking about my grandchildren. Every other grandparent I know is the same way. We can stand and tell story after story of the things they do, laughing with joy at their sweet sayings and rambunctious antics. The only difference between me and the way my grandparents bragged is that they would pull out […]
Author: Joan
Big Feet
Do you have big feet? I was looking at shoe sizes and saw that the size for men went up to an 18! That size is for a foot which is over 13” long. A size 12 for a woman is for those whose feet are 11” long. My grandmother had small feet. She wore […]
First Things First
We all experience “firsts.” Our first breath. First steps. First scraped knees. First bicycle ride. The list goes on and on. Some of our firsts we cannot remember. Small children are learning new things every day, often every moment. Although we may not remember many of those personal “firsts” we experienced as children, some people […]
Vacation Pleasures
Our bags are packed, The mail has been forwarded, The lawn is mowed, The dog has been boarded. All appliances are unplugged And the house is secure. I walked through the rooms One more time to be sure. The car’s filled with gas, The oil has been checked, Everyone’s gone to potty, And […]
Godly Counsel
Decisions Have To Be Made Have you ever had times in your life when you were not sure of what you should do? I daresay, ever person at some point or another has felt this way. I know I have many times. There have been times when I have faced decisions and the answer to […]
Beautiful Hands
She settled into the porch swing with a sigh. She had forgotten how tiring a day of canning vegetables in a hot kitchen could be. She had left her daughter to finish the last of the cleaning up so she could rest. She looked down at her hands, tired from a day of […]
What Every Woman Wants
God And A Piece Of Chocolate I was listening to the radio once and a woman said she relies on God but that she needs chocolate. I bet there are many women (maybe some men) who feel this way. Even though it was said jokingly, there is also some truth in it. I love and […]
Fast Moving Train
So, do you ever have racing thoughts? All the time? Sometimes it feels like my thoughts are like a fast moving train. The thoughts keep coming and coming. Many of them are the same thoughts over and over, repeating like they are searching for the end. Then another random thought inserts itself between the fast […]
Silence Is Golden
“Silence is golden,” I’ve heard people say When the noise of the world All passes away Those moments of quiet Brings rest for my soul The blessed peace that follows Has more value than gold In those moments of silence I open Your Word Your Spirit can teach me And Your voice can be […]
Giving Our Firstfruits
With the coming of spring and summer, we begin planning for the garden we will plant and I start anticipating that first tomato we will pull off the vine. There is nothing like the taste of the first produce pulled from the garden. The first meal fixed with fresh corn and green beans feels like […]