Today’s video is a “re-run” from a year ago. Gracie’s gallbladder decided to act up this past week, landing her in the hospital. 2 “procedures” and an operation later, she is doing well. She has told every doctor and nurse that has cared for her that she expects to be recovered in time for her […]
I Miss China | Curling
Every four years I find myself glued to the Olympic curling competition. It’s quite inexplicable that sport which features a rock and a broom can be so mesmerizing. But it is, and there’s just something fun about watching it. And now it seems that folks in a village in China have succumbed to the fever […]
In Lowly Paths of Service Free
Gracie’s hymns for this week: O Master Let Me Walk With Thee; Take My Life and Let it Be; All to Jesus I Surrender. Lyrics (via hymnary.org) O MASTER LET ME WALK WITH THEE, by Washington Gladden1 O Master, let me walk with thee In lowly paths of service free; Tell me thy secret, help me bear The […]
Silently Now I Wait for Thee
Gracie’s hymns for this morning are: Open My Eyes That I May See; Breathe on Me, Breath of God; Holy Ghost, with Light Divine. LYRICS (via hymnary.org OPEN MY EYES THAT I MIGHT SEE, by Clara H. Scott 1 Open my eyes that I may seeglimpses of truth thou hast for me.Place in my hands […]
I Miss China | Roller-skating Waiters
China has no shortage of restaurants. Some are tiny, “hole-in-the-wall” outfits with one or two table and grandma making dumplings out back. Others are mammoth; think indoor arena or small convention center. These can be so big that in order to keep the food flowing, the waiters (and waitresses) are on roller skates. The food […]
I Miss China | Dancing Granny
One of the things I miss about China is the ubiquitousness of public dancing. It seemed that no matter where I went I would always come across people dancing. In the northeast, where I lived for 8 years, ladies would gather in parks and on street corners in the early evening to dance Yang’ge, a […]
