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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
Jul 17, 2022
Traveling Through Trials to Meet Baby Rhett
Can you believe that the airlines actually mean it when they urge passengers to arrive 60 to 90 minutes before flight time? Who would...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 17, 2022
Keep on Learning: Grandma Effie's Lesson
Today, I recall with shame that as a teenager, I sometimes found my Grandma Effie annoying. Her intense interest in my grades, clothes,...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 17, 2022
A Love Story for Our Grandchildren
This message goes to our grandchildren. Unlikely circumstances sometimes foretell good relationships. Even when memories clash, the fun...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 17, 2022
A Warty Condition and What Happened to the Rash?
As I sat in the doctor’s waiting room, his nurse beckoned to me as she called for Barbara Green. I did not respond, since my name at that...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 17, 2022
Tribute to Special Friends
Tribute to Bill and Sonnye Dingler In 1958, family and friends watched Bill Dingler and Sonnye Bell walk down the aisle to form an...

Barbara Frandsen
Jul 17, 2022
Joyfully Being Reborn
Filled with a baby eager to expand her limits, I leaned onto my engorged belly. Her tiny legs kicked my ribs in her endeavors to gain...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 17, 2022
“To boldly go where no one has gone before.”
As a devoted wife, I recently accompanied my husband to see Star Trek Beyond. As expected, the movie bombarded the audience with...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 17, 2022
Recognizing the Hoax of “Separate but Equal”
“Separate but equal. That’s the way God wants us to live,” declared my Aunt Maggie. “Could this be right,” I wondered. “It doesn’t feel...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 17, 2022
Where Did Our Plans Go Wrong?
Yeah for order! Up for organization and well-laid plans! Down with chaos! NO — to confusion and disarray. I am a woman who needs...


Barbara Frandsen
Jul 17, 2022
Walk the Talk By Relinquishing Fear and Worry
The Man walked His talk. Although He admonished followers to “Consider the lilies of the field,” He did not suggest that we stride...
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