Priscilla Joy

All over the world, at this moment, missionaries are doing many things. Some missionary pilots are flying to remote places, missionary doctors are doing emergency surgery in war-torn countries, some are fearing for their lives as they go to places that are hostile to the message of the Gospel, other missionaries are patiently teaching classrooms of students or explaining the Gospel to an atheist, some persistently work at translating the Word of God into the language of a forgotten jungle tribe, others like me, are working with the many children in the world who are orphaned and forgotten. read more

A couple days ago, I found myself sitting in a courtyard, holding a baby whom I didn’t know yet still taking joy in watching her squirm and gurgle in my arms, celebrating her life though I didn’t even know her parents. read more

So on Thanksgiving we usually go to my grandparents house in Old Fort, NC. After the ole famous Thanksgiving meal we make it a tradition to take a walk on a beautiful mountain path near their home. People drop out on the way and it ended up as me, Jace and my grandpa taking the whole hike. On the way back I casually asked my grandpa if he had any big projects he was working on (my grandpa is very handy). This led to a discussion on heat pumps, a trip under the house and some new information in my noggin! Our grandparents can be a wealth of information if only you ask! Our grandparents have lived a good time longer than we have and we can learn a lot from them. So my challenge to you is next time you see your grandparents ask them one simple question. Just one! Ask them about what life was like when they were kids, how to do something, maybe they fought in a battle in WW1 or WW2 or had a special hobby that you didn’t know about. Grandparents have stories, just ask.

Priscilla