What I Discovered About Money During My Trip to Nigeria

February 26, 2022 Dear Grandchildren, Traveling to Third World countries has taught me many things about myself and about the world.  Can you imagine going to Nigeria and explaining how inconvenient my life is at times? How I don’t have cell service, how my lawn is too dry because the sprinkler system isn’t working appropriately, or when the automatic […]

What Is the Greatest Story Ever Told?

August 26, 2021 Dear Grandchildren: Last month, I did a funeral for a classmate of your grandmother’s and there, I used the theme of telling her story. And it got me thinking that we all are living our story. Life is a story. Life doesn’t come to us like a math problem; it comes to us the […]

What Does the Word “Christian” Mean?

June 26, 2021, Dear Grandchildren: During the Love and Respect encounter with twenty couples, the class has got me thinking about the word “Christian.” What does this word “Christian” really mean? The fact is though it’s a word we use all the time, there’s no real agreement on what “Christian” really means. That’s why there are “Christians” on […]

When Grandma Freeman’s Life Transformed

September 2020: Dear Grandchildren: I want to share with you, Grandchildren, a very important event that changed our family forty-nine years ago on October 2nd, 1971. We lived in Grayling, Michigan and our family comprised of: Laurie, age 7, Timothy, age 5, Tommy, age 3, and Paul, age 3 months. I think back and realize how busy […]

We Are the Church

Dear Grandchildren: There has been a lot of discussion about the problems for Christians because they can’t go to church these past several weeks. For Grandma and I, it’s been over three months since we last physically went to church. The problem isn’t we have to be in a building, but God calls us to gather as […]

Are You Planting Blessings Or Cursings?

Dear Grandchildren: Wow! Our family is growing! Grandma and I are going to be great-grandparents! Congratulations to Moses and Alexis, Nick and Rachel, and Steven and Karly. This month, I want to talk about seeds. Here in Florida, our yard does not look anything like our Michigan grass. You would think with not having to put […]

Do You Know You’re God’s Handiwork?

Dear Grandchildren: Wow! 2015 is almost history. How are you doing? Has this year been a good year for you? Are you looking at 2016 with hope and confidence? I’m sure Kyle and Jaclyn are looking forward to 2016! And I’m sure Zac and Katie enjoyed 2015. Congratulations to both couples. Grandma and I took […]