Encouraging Grandma
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Blog posts on encouragement, goal setting, perserverance, persistence, perspective, clarity, being thirty and more. Grandma who, as a young person, spent many hours in the kitchen of grandparents farm, listening to the wisdom of another generation - wisdom that really is ageless. She also received encouragement from other folks that can no longer pass on that encouragement.
Encouraging Grandma
3y ago
Wouldn't it be nice if we could push a magic a button when the calendar says "First Day of Spring" and actually see lush green grass, blooming flowers and blossoming trees? But, in reality, the change from winter to spri ..read more
Encouraging Grandma
3y ago
The other day, Crowder's latest song, "Good God Almighty," was playing in my head because I had been listening to this piece frequently - a few times each morning upon rising, a few times each evening before going to bed ..read more
Encouraging Grandma
3y ago
Last week I had a big a-ha moment. I tend to be a doer, like so many people. I naturally give and do without thinking of reward or acknowledgement. However, I notice that sometimes I have a negative conversation in my he ..read more
Encouraging Grandma
3y ago
Letting go of our belongings can be difficult. My mother was born in the same house that my grandfather was born in - the same house where his father and his father before him were born. In fact, their family has been i ..read more
Encouraging Grandma
3y ago
When I was a child, my dad taught me that rain or snow is coming within 24 hours, if I see a mackerel sky as in the above photograph. My husband's grandfather taught him that if he saw mare's tails clouds in the sky, the ..read more
Encouraging Grandma
3y ago
I love this photo because it really gives a picture of the detail in adjustment of lens strength the eye doctor can achieve. She enquires, as she fixes a lens in place, "Is this clearer," changes it and asks, "Or, is thi ..read more
Encouraging Grandma
3y ago
After my Dad passed away, my mom found a nice apartment with a small balcony overlooking a river that winds through her small city and a beautiful park. She could sit on her balcony, enjoying the view or walk to the bank ..read more
Encouraging Grandma
3y ago
When I received the call that my dad had cut his fingers off with a table saw, my body began shaking uncontrollably. It was inconceivable that this could happen to a man who played the piano for every service in church ..read more