Her choice of hymns for this week were: Jesus is All the World to Me, There’s Something About that Name; Jesus is the Sweetest Name I Know, and Jesus Loves Me. Enjoy! Those viewing this post in an email, please go here to see the video. And her set from July 19: My Savior First […]
Sunday Morning Hymns with Gracie
In late March, as “The Great Hunkering” began, my mom (aka. Gracie) began sitting down to her piano each weekend to play hymns. Since I had moved to her place so she wouldn’t be isolated, I was on hand to record her playing. Then I decided to start posting them, first on Facebook, and later […]
A Recluse Hero
In honor of Memorial Day, I am re-publishing this post I wrote about my mom’s cousin, who ferried soldiers to the beaches of Normandy on D-Day. I always knew him simply as Cousin Del, even though he was actually my mom’s cousin, not mine. He never married and took care of his mother until her death. […]
A Birthday Parade
Yesterday, April 22, was my mom’s (Aka Gracie) 93rd birthday. As readers of this blog know, we have a history of trying to pull off wild events to help her celebrate. For her 70th birthday, we arranged for her to drive a tractor. For her 80th, a friend got her in to a hockey arena […]
A Tribute to My Father, 2020
Nineteen years ago, I was at a small beachside resort in southern Thailand when I got word that my father had died. Within 24 hours I was on a plane bound for Minnesota. Below are the words that I spoke in farewell and tribute to my dad at his memorial service on January 25, 2001 […]
A Tribute to My Father, 2019
Eighteen years ago, I was at a small beachside resort in southern Thailand when I got word that my father had died. Within 24 hours I was on a plane bound for Minnesota. Below are the words that I spoke in farewell and tribute to my dad at his memorial service on January 25, 2001 […]
