by Stacey Denny | Jun 11, 2021 | GraceTalk Messages
VIEW VIDEO My family on my Dad’s side were coal miners from southern Illinois, to the chagrin of my paternal grandmother who wanted everyone to think she was from England and personal friends with the Queen. She and my grandfather had lived in London for about ten...
by Stacey Denny | Dec 19, 2020 | GraceTalk Messages
Our granddaughter Madeline turns six today and we’ll be celebrating with her later in the day. Hopefully, a cake will be involved. I’ve been avoiding her lately, because she’s been asking a lot of questions about Santa Claus and I don’t want to be the one who bursts...
by Stacey Denny | Nov 13, 2020 | GraceTalk Messages
Good morning, friends. We’re continuing to think about “things we’re supposed to believe, but maybe shouldn’t.” I’ve been contemplating words lately. Some weeks, I think about people—my parents, my grandparents, my sons when they were little. Other weeks I think about...
by Stacey Denny | Jul 23, 2020 | GraceTalk Messages
We’ve been babysitting our granddaughter Madeline this summer, while her mother and father work. Her other grandparents attend a conservative Baptist church and have made some effort to bring Madeline around to their way of thinking, so I’ve taught Madeline to say,...
by Stacey Denny | Jun 2, 2020 | GraceTalk Messages
This past Monday, I was in a bad mood, out of sorts, and Joan was getting exasperated with me. We ordinarily get along very well, but I discerned from her plain Quaker speech that she was exasperated with me. “What’s wrong with you today?” she asked. I didn’t want to...
