Author Archives: Donna Coulson
“Five More Great Ways to Live Longer”
The AARP Bulletin that I get once a month has an article this time entitled “50 Great Ways to Live Longer.” I pulled it out and have read it a couple of times. Karl and I have talked about it. Patting ourselves on the back, we note with pride that we are doing many things … Continue reading
God’s definition of safe and good
Since before I gave birth to my first baby, I have prayed for my children. Almost forty years later, those prayers have grown to include their spouses and their children. The prayers for all of them are the same, I ask God to take care of them and keep them safe (among lots of other … Continue reading
No more boxes here!
As we prepared to sell and move out of our house in the country in October of 2014, I packed boxes furiously, getting rid of tons of stuff and sorting through years of accumulation. I had an office in that house that Karl had lined with bookshelves, floor to ceiling, and I had literally tons … Continue reading
Bibles
GailAnn, an amazing lady in my church and her husband, are on a mission. It is a quiet, beautiful mission to make sure that all the children in our church have Bibles of their own. She handed out four Bibles yesterday morning. She’d given these children “Bible story books” at another time, but explained that … Continue reading
Lessons from Old Women – The end, sort of
In the past few weeks I’ve shared with you brief stories of older ladies who made a difference to me. They certainly are not the only women that have done so, but they are the ‘Big Four’. Along with my thankfulness for them, I am awed by a God who so carefully provides. When I … Continue reading
Lessons from Old Women – part four – Mary Jane
First off, let me begin this week with a disclaimer. Mary Jane is not an “Old Woman” in any way than that she is (a bit) older than I am. Please, Dear Mary Jane, do not be offended with the title! 🙂 I’ve blogged a bit about Mary Jane Cozzens before. In brief, I was … Continue reading
Lessons from Old Women – part three Lula
Did you miss me yesterday? Sorry this is a day late- we had BFFs from Wyoming here for a week and I didn’t want to spend even a few minutes not enjoying their company. I’ve mentioned my friend Lula before, I think. She and her husband were our closest neighbors (about a third of a … Continue reading
Heaven…
[Due to something that happened over the weekend, I am interrupting my series on Old Women for this week. It will most likely continue next week! 🙂 ] I am going to make an admission that could make me sound heathenish: I believe that I am going to heaven. The trip is an eventuality I … Continue reading
Lessons From Old Women part two – Ella Jean
I left home at age 18. I joined the Navy, spending nine weeks in boot camp in Orlando, Florida, then transferring to Monterey, California and the Defense Language Institute to learn Russian. I didn’t know it, of course, but I was Naive. I capitalized that on purpose. I wasn’t just naive. I was Naive. I … Continue reading
Lessons from Old Women -part one – Aunt Esther
As I shared last week, I’ve been thinking about my current state of ‘old woman-ness’ . That has lead me to a series of memories of the most wonderful, venerable ladies who have graced my life. I can readily think of four women, who I considered ‘old women’ at the time they were in my … Continue reading
