Gracie took to the keys again this morning for a round of hymns focused on our friendship with Christ. The three hymns are: I’ve Found a Friend; What a Friend We Have in Jesus; There’s Not a Friend If you receive this post by email, please go here to see the video. Here’s her set […]
More Hymns from Gracie
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 […]
8 Things I Love About the USA
Today I’m re-upping a post I did back in 2014, just 2 years after I had moved back to the US from China. Six years on, I still feel the same about this place; even more so. Even though I have spent the better part of my life as an expat, I still love the […]
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. […]
American Factory – The Movie
I finally got around to watching the award-winning Netflix movie “American Factory” this week. I had read good reviews and heard good things from friends who had seen it. But for some reason, I had found myself hesitant to sit down and watch it. I’m not entirely sure why — maybe because I could picture […]
