{"id":16526,"date":"2026-03-10T13:04:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:04:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guideposts.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/grandmothers-wisdom\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:13:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:13:45","slug":"grandmothers-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guideposts.org\/articles\/daily-devotions\/devotions-for-women\/loved-ones-devotions-devotions-for-women\/grandmothers-wisdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Grandmother&#8217;s Wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The priests made repairs [to the wall], each in front of his own house. \u2014Nehemiah 3:28 (NIV)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One of Grandma\u2019s evening rituals was sweeping. She\u2019d begin in the kitchen, careful to capture every crumb, and end on the front porch, sweeping our welcome mat with vigor. Once I asked her why she swept the porch every day, even when it didn\u2019t need it. 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