Hi,Jeanie, I love my Southern Gospel Music and I remember a song that talked about all day preachin' and singin' on the grounds. I went to a lot ove Revival Meetings and sang tenor in the chior just so I could sing, sing,sing. What wonderful memories to calm the soul.
Richard H. On Monday, March 17, 2014 9:28:40 AM UTC-5, Jeanie wrote: > > Good morning Greenie, > A lot of my ancestors are from Ireland so we must be kin as we are wee > little lassies and laddies. > My grandmother was a Primitive Baptist and she was very faithful to her > church. They are called the hard shell Baptist as they are very strict > with their faith. I love going to the meetings as they called them, every > 4th Sun. She would make a mashed potato salad and off we go for hours of > preaching and dinner on the grounds afterwards. > Dear memories of our loved ones live on as Marty said. > I finally figured out why she had mashed potato salad; she would always > cook the potatoes too long hehe. > Glad you got your eyes done and they turned out great. I need to have my > left eye done as it is drooping a little, not a lot but you can tell it is > different. > I am still having the bad pain under my right ribs. Just handling now, > need to have more test done yuk! > Warm here and fixing to rain. > Blessings, > Jeanie<3 > > > In a message dated 3/15/2014 5:17:54 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] <javascript:> writes: > > Yes, my grandmother would do the same thing with burned toast over the > sink. We must be related some how. She came over here when she was a > little girl from Ireland. > > greenie > > In a message dated 3/15/2014 5:13:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] <javascript:> writes: > > That's funny because I don't mind burnt biscuits so pass me one. My > grandma always burned the toast. I can remember her scraping it over the > sink. She had one of the those toasters that you have to pull it done to > turn the toast over. The rest of her food was delicious so I could never > complain. She was a great cook and a great lady. > Blessings, > Jeanie<3 > > In a message dated 3/15/2014 3:16:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] <javascript:> writes: > > When I was a kid, my Mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now > and > then. I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a > long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my Mom placed a plate of > eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front of my dad. I remember > waiting to see if anyone noticed! > All my dad did was reach for his biscuit, > smile at my Mom and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember > what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and > jelly on that ugly burned biscuit. He ate every bite of that thing...never > made a face nor uttered a word about it! > > When I got up from the table > that evening, I remember hearing my Mom apologize to my dad for burning the > biscuits. And I'll never forget what he said, "Honey, I love burned biscuits > every now and then." > > Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night > and I asked him if he really liked his biscuits burned. He wrapped me in his > arms and said, "Your Mom put in a hard day at work today and she's real > tired. > And besides--a little burned biscuit never hurt anyone!" > As I've grown older, I've thought about that many times. Life is full of > imperfect things > and imperfect people. > I'm not the best at hardly anything, and I forget > birthdays and anniversaries just like everyone else. But what I've learned > over the years is that learning to accept each other's faults and choosing to > celebrate each other's differences is one of the most important keys to > creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship. > > And that's my prayer for you today...that you will learn to take the good, > the bad, and the > ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of God. 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