Grandma's Attic
17 total works
Mabel finds life as a minister's wife in a small Michigan farming community brings many joys as well as many tribulations.
A collection of stories of life in the late nineteenth century, many reflecting the Christian faith of the author's family, including tales of pride in a new dress, a special apron for grandpa, and a little girl lost while asleep in her own bed.
Fresh out of school herself, eighteen-year-old Mabel takes a teaching job in a farming community similar to the one where she grew up.
Continues the adventures of Mabel, now pregnant and content with her life as a minister's wife in a small Michigan farming community, as she observes another minister's pursuit of someone to marry.
A collection of stories of life in the late nineteenth century, many reflecting the Christian faith of the author's family, including tales of a contest for the best handiwork, a pig asleep in a baby carriage, and a visitor without a name.
A collection of stories of life in the late nineteenth century, many reflecting the Christian faith of the author's family, including tales of a contest for the best handiwork, a pig asleep in a baby carriage, and a visitor without a name.
As she listens to her grandmother's stories about her childhood on the family farm in Michigan, a young girl learns some important lessons about kindness, compassion, and the importance of prayer.
Continues the adventures of Mabel as she attends school and takes part in family life on a Michigan farm in the late nineteenth century.
A collection of stories of life in the late nineteenth century, many reflecting the Christian faith of the author's family, including tales of a homemade anti-wrinkle concoction, a visit that proves money can't buy happiness, and a hard lesson in remembering to put things away.
The time before Mabel's wedding is busy as she teaches school and prepares for her new life as a preacher's wife.
In 1889 two sixteen-year-olds leave their homes to go to the academy in town, where they stay with relatives and enjoy being "grown up."