GrittyGod

At GrittyGod.com, I write to the older woman who is adjusting to the unique changes and challenges old age has brought to her. (Altered health, caregiving of spouse or parents, widowhood or late in life divorce–to name a few.)


I help her become aware of the hope she finds in Christ,
as she places her confident assurance in the person and promises of God,
realizing this isn’t the final chapter of her story.

**Although the blog is up, not all of it is fully connected. All the posts from 2025 and earlier are not connected to links or categories. Once they are, they will have new dates on them.
I have one series re-done that will come out weekly. I have some other posts that I will tuck in here and there. I also have a new series I hope to start soon. Probably won’t get it started until after my vacation in August.

Category: CHANGE

  • PRAYER IS A CONVERSATION WITH THE GOD OF THE UNIVERSE!…

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    Today, I’m going to share a quote with you to think about.  It has given me food for thought today as I was getting ready to attend a small prayer group.  It is from the book A Praying Life: Connecting with GOD in a Distracting World.  The book is by Paul E. Miller.  If you… Read more

  • FIVE MINUTE FRIDAY: AGAIN…

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    It’s FMF time again.  This week has flown with extra work.  I thought I’d be working an extra day today but it didn’t materialize at the last minute and I’m grateful! The rules to this game are simple: Write for 5 minutes.  If you go over as I often do, let us know when the… Read more

  • WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE PRO-LIFE?…

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    Tuesday, the day before I wrote this post, it finally dawned on me that it was the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.  I felt I needed to write something here about the topic. Although I lived in another country at the time Roe v. Wade became law, I was affected deeply by it.  My second… Read more

  • IS GOD STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING ABOUT THE CHANGE YOU NEED?…

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    This was a fun weekend!  It was also very full of social events.  I had two wedding showers to attend.  They are always fun. Saturday was a wedding shower for a young woman from our church.  She has had a difficult year in many ways, but this is a very happy beginning to the new… Read more

  • FIVE MINUTE FRIDAY: CHERISH OR TAKE FOR GRANTED?…

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    It’s Five Minute Friday (FMF) once again.  The weeks seem to fly by and we’re almost at the end of January!  Wow!  If you have read this very often, you know the drill. The rules for FMF are as follows: WRITE for 5 minutes and don’t look back.  LINK to Gypsy Mama’s FMF page.  Most… Read more

  • WRITE ON!: SERENDIPITOUS READING…

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    As you may be able to tell by my disappearance from the blog recently, I’m working on my house! This week’s project has been to clear out my fabric/craft room. Considering that I am a fabriholic/hoarder, this major job that I have been putting off for forever has now been forced on me.  I need… Read more

  • FIVE MINUTE FRIDAY: DIVE IN, AND DON’T BE AFRAID OF CHANGE…

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    Five Minute Friday is here again!  The rules are as follows: Write for 5 minutes on today’s word.  Link your post to Gypsy Mama’s Five Minute Friday page.  Most important: stop by the person ahead of you in the links and leave an encouraging note.  That’s all there is to it.  Come join us!  … Read more

  • WHAT QUALIFIES YOU TO STAND IN GOD’S PRESENCE?…

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    Recently, there were headlines in a Dallas newspaper that a pastor’s wife had committed suicide after purchasing a gun at a gun shop.    Also, an interesting editorial was written by a former parishioner from TN regarding her love and tenderness for him and his family when she and her husband ministered there. This was… Read more

  • FIVE MINUTE FRIDAY: OPPORTUNITY…

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    After a month break, Five Minute Friday is back!  I missed it, but during Christmas, it was good to have the break.  For the newbies, FMF has just a few rules. Write for 5 minutes and leave it at that.  I try, but I sometimes get carried away!  “Stop” tells you when the 5 minutes… Read more

  • GOOD-BYE 2012…

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    As I say “Good-bye” to 2012, I think of the words of Paul in Philippians: Forgetting what lies behind, and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of GOD in Christ Jesus.  Philippians 3:13b-14 This year has been a weird year in many… Read more