Tag Archives: childhood

LEAVE MY LITTLE ONES ALONE!

It may not be the goal, but the effect of CRT teaching is to encourage children to see themselves as victims or oppressors based on their skin color.  That’s wrong in any form. From news today.  http://Rep. Cori Bush introduces resolution … Continue reading

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YOU’LL BE A MAN OF GOD SOME DAY, part two

His little sister was my granddaughter who shared visitation time with her daddy at my house.  So I would see Matt occasionally after he became a teenager.  We sat in the car talking one time.  He had a daughter by … Continue reading

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YOU’LL BE A MAN OF GOD SOME DAY, part one

I knew him; I loved him  He first came to me via of a marriage.  We celebrated his third birthday with him. That was a few months after I first saw him.  His mother rented a room from us.  I … Continue reading

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Getting Saved and Knowing Jesus (8th anniversary) Part 2

When did I get saved? I don’t know. Some folks have said that a person is not saved if he cannot tell you the time and place. I say, “T’aint so.” I never had a chance to actively “sin” in … Continue reading

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I’m A Child of the King (8th anniversary) Part 1

Since my youth, O God, you have taught me,And to this day I declare your marvelous deeds.Even when I am old and gray,do not forsake me, O God,Till I declare your power to the next generation,your might to all who … Continue reading

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BRYDON

I sat observing a great-nephew at Christmas time. Brydon had received a Lego kit. He went directly to a card table, pulled out the book, looked at the first few pages, then back to the first to see what pieces … Continue reading

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THE MAKING OF “me”

(A copy and paste from four years ago – instead of eighty-one, I’m now eighty-five and Alayna is twenty-six.) The browning album crackled from the weight of the fading pictures as my grandchildren turned the page of the wonderland that … Continue reading

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LET’S CHAT

Let’s chat about downsizing.   I invited some friends over for lunch last week.  As I set the table for three, I considered downsizing where it really hurts.  Sixty years ago having lunch together meant husbands and kids also.  Fourteen of … Continue reading

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Boisterous

Boisterous Challenging charm of childhood.  Too soon turns to lackadaisical  languishment of lazy laggers.  Both will wear grandmothers out! ************ Image from pixabay Prompt word “boisterous” for JusJoJan by Linda, January 2 https://lindaghill.com/2017/12/27/what-is-just-jot-it-january-2018-rules/

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ROOM WITH A VIEW

“When we move, you will have a room all by yourself, and so will Bubby,” promised Momma and Daddy.  And they kept that promise. About a quarter of a mile south of the sandy creek in the Southeastern corner of … Continue reading

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