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One Day at a Time

Author: Katherine A. Grimes

Born: April 26, 1877, Argentine, Michigan. Died: September 3, 1967, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Buried: Calvary Cemetery, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. Grimes was the first child of Stephen and Ada Potter Atherton, and had seven brothers. In 1900, she married broom maker Elliot Grant Grimes in Vernon, Michigan. She had a stepdaughter, Corabelle Grimes Shorden, one son, Leon Elliot Grimes, and an adopted daughter, Mary Patricia Green Jacobs. She became a writer at an early age, and worked as an editor for the Southern Agriculturist magazine in Nashville, Tennessee. In addition to writing, she was an accomplished pianist and a music teacher. In 1920, she and her son Leon worked for Dr. William Fewkes of the Smithsonian Institute, exploring the A… Go to person page >

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First Line: One day at a time God gives us the year
Title: One Day at a Time
Author: Katherine A. Grimes (1914)
Language: English
Refrain First Line: One day at a time our service to give
Copyright: Public Domain
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Crown Him King #36

Crown Him King #36
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Service Hymnal #423

Service Hymnal #423
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The Baptist Standard Hymnal #423

The Baptist Standard Hymnal #423
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The Gleaner #7

The Gleaner #7

The Highway Hymnal #d235

The Highway Hymnal #d235
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