Filling Auntie’s Purse While Zipping Down Old Highway 80
My cousin, Patty currently struggles with cancer. Family stories seem to cheer her up a bit as well as events she and I shared. This...
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Welcome to the Education with Grandma Blog
Below you will find essays, articles and posts. To read about a specific topic, click on one of the links below and scroll down.
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 27, 2022
Find Calm When Unexpected Events Fail Expectations
One thing that excites me about this business of living involves the outcomes of unexpected — even unwanted surprises. Monday was one of...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 27, 2022
Teaching Gratitude by Naming Costs, Intent, and Benefits
Dr. Amy Campbell, counselor at the Rawson Saunders School for Dyslexia, shares powerful ideas for teaching gratitude and appreciation....
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 27, 2022
Expressing Thanks; Counting Our Blessings
For the second time in two years, my husband and I find ourselves “displaced” for the holidays. We currently live in a twenty-year old...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 27, 2022
Showing Greater Gifts to Honor Our Life Purpose
Once again, we find ourselves immersed in a traditional season of abundance. To prepare for our Thanksgiving feasts, we pushed clattering...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 26, 2022
Forgiving Provides a Personal Challenge
Not a single person avoids messing up from time to time. Part of our human condition involves making mistakes. We forget, we get tired,...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 26, 2022
Impressing With Boots & Southern Comfort
Ph.D Party and Southern Comfort When my first husband, David was earning his Ph. D, he frequently asked me to type his handwritten papers...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 26, 2022
Can We Stay Positive After Drastic Events?
How drastically one’s life can change in an unexpected moment! Two years, almost to the day after our first Halloween flood, we watched...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 26, 2022
God's Love Revealed in Different Forms
On a “perfect weather” Saturday, an unlikely group of people convened for a single purpose —to honor Brian David Passsarelli. Our...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 26, 2022
Pope Francis Amazes and Inspires — or He Horrifies and Frightens
Whether you like Pope Francis or not, you must admit, the man speaks and lives in ways that change people’s hearts and minds. In doing...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 26, 2022
Are We Swimming in God’s Energy? Presence of God Over Death
Death, with its fear and agony, grants many blessings. As our son in law walks through his final days, those of us who love Brian grasp...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 26, 2022
Where the Heck Is The Missing Finger?
From the Mouth of Joe Glover: Where the Heck is the Missing Finger? (WW I) Although I was only 12 years old in 1910, I left my mama and...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 26, 2022
How Will America Be Judged?
This story has been around and I have read it before. Today, as I read the piece again, I realize that the message provides much more...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 26, 2022
Honk Honk! Auntie Is Coming!
This morning, I share two family stories about our aunt, Maggie Montezuma Glover. Our Aunt Maggie played an important role in the lives...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 25, 2022
Grandmother’s Voice in 1892: Burning Baby!
The following story comes from the voice and point of view of my grandmother as a young mother in East Texas. Grandmother Glover told...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 25, 2022
Two West Texas Cowboys and Mother
Today, I want to deviate from my usual writing about literacy, behavior, dyslexia, or politics and share a family story. This story is...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 25, 2022
Cherish Your Life’s Journey
I wrote this piece for my young, teenage granddaughter. Getting through the teen years can sometimes be a rough journey. I want her to...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 25, 2022
Let Pain and Fear Go
Getting what we want and not getting what we want are both conditions for growth. Life is neither good nor bad. It’s just that we are...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 24, 2022
What Do You Believe About God?
No one can tell you what you should believe about God. You have to dig that out for yourself. Your minister can share his or her beliefs....
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 24, 2022
Warning: Bullies on Board —Handle With Care
One of our grandsons just completed fourth grade with pride. Good teacher, interesting assignments, successful achievement levels. All...
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