Today’s post was written by Paul.
Granny and Katie – Christmas Day 2025
Granny was so touched by all the Christmas cards, gifts, and prayers that you all sent to her for Christmas, that she wanted to do something special to return the favor.
She noticed many of the cards mentioned how much people like to hear her sing, so she wanted to close out 2025 by sharing another video of us singing together. She was gussied up for Tipper to take her to one of her appointments, and I grabbed the guitar and camera.
Granny and I both have always loved the song “Each Step I Take,” though we never tried to sing it together, and to my knowledge, she never sang it with Pap.
I was reminded of the song by our friends over on the Rowland Zimmerman Family channel. Rowland and his son, Ryan, sang the hymn in one of their recent live performances. You can see them here.
I expect that someone in the comments will mention that we need to have Granny sing into a microphone. That’s a wonderful idea. There’s just one problem. Granny doesn’t want to sing into a microphone. 🙂
To try to balance the volume a little better, I tried to pull my volume down a little and aim my voice away from the camera, while reminding Granny to aim hers toward the camera. Hopefully, you will be able to hear her well enough. I can hear her fine on my computer, but cell phones might be a different story.
While researching this song, I found a really pretty choir version. I also learned that one of the most well known recordings of it is by the great Slim Whitman. Slim recorded the song in 1960.
Granny and I hope you enjoy this hymn and that you try to live your life as described in the song, by trusting in the unfailing hand of the Lord.
Paul
Original singles released on Spotify.
Shepherd of My Soul (Album released in 2016).
The Wilson Brothers Words of Life Album released in the 70s.
This was my grandmother’s favorite hymn. I sat at her bedside and we sang it together about a year before she passed away. Such a memory I cherish. was blessed to have her in my life for 50 years. She and my husband are now singing in heaven together because they had placed their faith in Jesus!
I just now, January 9, 2026, opened this post. Seeing Granny, listening to her sing, and the truth of her words warmed my heart. Thank you, Tipper.
Always love hearing them, Paul and his Momma, sing. Such sweet harmonies. Paul is a good son and you can feel how much your family cares for and loves your precious Momma. Thank you for the hymn Miss Louzine and Paul. I find myself singing along or singing the same hymn all day after hearing y’all sing. God bless the Wilson, Pressley and Graddick families.
Thank you, Granny and Paul, for bringing in the New Year with a lovely song for us. I love the old songs with messages that never grow old. It is so good to see Granny looking as lovely as ever! Happy New Year to all!!
So love this post, picture and video ! Thank you for sharing and prayers for Granny as well as all those here who may need. Happy New Year to all.
Thank you Granny and Paul…a beautiful gift for us all! Love when Granny sings!!!
Peggy Conner
Oregon
What a sweet gift Granny and Paul have given us. Thank you
I can barely hear Granny and I am on a computer.
Such a beautiful photo of Granny and Katie. I watched the video on YouTube. Just lovely. Granny is precious.
so touching,,,so heart warming….made me cry….yesterday would have beem my late husbands 75 birthday…hes been gone home 8 years but i still miss him so…our anniversaty was dec 16th..we was married 44 years 11 months when he passed…God bless you granny and tipper
God bless you Teresa! I’m sorry you lost him.
ty ms tipper
So very precious! Thank you so much for sharing.
What a treat to see Granny smiling at Christmas and hear her singing with Paul. Of course as always her sweater is gorgeous.
What beautiful harmony. Nothing like family harmony. Thank you Granny and Paul so much for this very special gift. Thank you, also, for reminding us to trust our Lord each and every step we take.
Thank you Granny Wilson for giving us the best gift ever by singing that beautiful song. Your sweater is so pretty! I pray for you nightly & for
your precious family. You & your family have been such a blessing to me. A friend from Mississippi
What a beautiful blessing. I love Granny in her red sweater.
As always praying for Granny.
❤️❤️❤️. I loved it! Hugs and prayers.
Just Beautiful
loved hearing Granny and Paul sing this great song! Love you Granny!
What a beautiful blessing!!! Thank you !!! Love & prayers for you all !!!
Hello Tipper and Tipper fans! Tipper, please tell Paul I loved his singing and playing. I never heard this song before and loved the words. It goes without saying how precious Granny is to all your fans, Tipper! I wish I had the videos of my mother that you will have with yours when Granny has gone home. May God showers her with blessings galore! You can look back at her anytime, and that’s a blessing. I must also agree with comments on Granny’s lovely sweater. Lovely is such an inadequate word to describe it, but it is just that….lovely! I keep her and your family in my prayers each night, and hope Granny continues to be blessed by our heavenly father!
Enjoying things you two like to do. Making memories!
Have a wonderful bright sunny Sunday.
I have sung and led that song many times growing up. As kids we didn’t always appreciate the message. Jesus gets more precious each day. I am so glad that granny was well enough to sing with Paul and these memories will be so much more special when she does go home. So many things remind me of my mom who left this earth in 2009. I was so blessed to have her as a mother.
How wonderful to hear sweet Granny sing! It’s always a pleasure to hear Paul sing and play. I loved this!
Yes, I could hear Granny singing….how sweet!
This is so beautiful! Granny and Paul are a gift with their music. It touches my soul. The picture of Katie and Granny is so sweet and I have never seen a prettier Christmas sweater! Watched this after church today. So many blessings.
I watched Granny and Paul singing this beautiful song yesterday right after it was posted on You Tube—it touched me so deeply and it brought tears to my eyes. SO BEAUTIFUL
Such a beautiful write up, Paul. And a beautiful song! Thank you for sharing with us.
Very, very, very nice… I enjoyed listening to and seeing Granny and Paul sing. Every take. Thanks!
…and a great photo of Granny and Katie 🙂
I just got home from church and what a wonderful gift to receive. Paul and Granny can certainly make beautiful music! The highlight of my day is usually reading what you write and an extra joy is when I hear Granny sing. Let Granny know I have crocheted since I was 10 years old (I’ll be 70 this year) and that is one of the prettiest crocheted sweaters I’ve seen. I know what joy and relaxation she gets from doing it. Did she ever knit? I do that too but not often because it is much more tedious. Love to you all on this crisp Sunday.
Nancy, she never learned to knit 🙂 Thank you!!
Granny and Paul thank you for singing this beautiful hymn. You look beautiful in your Christmas sweater Granny. It’s quite a work of art. I pray for you and your family every day. They are such treasures! Thank you Paul for being so sweet to your Momma.
So beautiful, Paul and Granny. You voices blend together so well. Blessings for a wonderful day❣️
Thank you Granny and Paul. The song and your singing were very touching And such a blessing. Hugs and love to all.
Beautiful ❤️
Thank you, Granny! Taylor Swift lookout! Have a joyful new year.
Such a heartwarming song. ♥️
Tipper,
Granny is so special. Singing and enjoying her family!!!
I really like her sweater and turtle neck sweater. She looked so
pretty. The colors were right for her and the season.
Way to go Granny and God Bless you.
Kathy Patterson
What a blessing! Thank you, Granny and Paul. Continued prayers.
Paul, thank you and Granny for singing this beautiful song! What a great way to start my day. I hope everyone here has an awesome day!
Thank you Paul and granny. It’s a beautiful song and video. Paul you do so well putting these videos together and with so much music history! I love how you’ve taken such interest in this channel to free up Tipper to assist in other areas of her life, Lord knows she wears many hats!! Happy New Year. May 2026 bring us all comfort and joy.
Thank you Granny for this wonderful gift. I want to say, your Christmas sweater is absolutely beautiful. I pray for you everyday, to be comfortable, and able to enjoy your day, and get some crocheting in.
Paul, this is a lovely hymn, and Thank You for making these precious recordings.
Thank you, Paul & Tipper, for sharing this, and thank you, GRANNY, for joining Paul and singing! 🙂 This is a beautiful picture of Granny and Katie.
Oh that was absolutely beautiful and heartfelt from you both! Thank you so much for the beautiful song performed by beautiful people! Amen!!! Thank you Lord Jesus, for Granny and Paul. I’ve always heard “if a man is good to his mother—he’ll be good to his wife”-my granny Neese used to say… God bless everybody in this New Year! Norman Chester, if you got no money or fantastic insurance, take my word for it, the infirmary will throw you out quicker than you can say howdy…as a RN, I had to “find that money” so there’s that…gargle with warm IODIZED salt water several times a day, rest and stay hydrated…then let go and trust the Lord if you ain’t got much money… Gods blessings on everybody…God tells us plainly if we are last on this earth in the eyes of men, we will be FIRST in heaven! Hallelujah for the truth!
What a beautiful gift to wake up to this Sunday morning. Granny’s sweet voice harmonizing with Paul’s, is very special. I was quite happy to catch another glimpse of her all “gussied” up in that beautiful holiday sweater she’d made. Happy New Year to each of you there in Wilson Holler. May 2026 bring you joy, peace and happiness.
This Christmas was the first year in my adult life that I failed to send cards. That is another story for another time about the mystery illness that landed me in the hospital before Christmas. It was Granny’s card I worried most about not sending. She looks and sounds so beautiful in the video.
Shirl, I’m so sorry you were sick. I pray you are fully recovered! Thank you!!
Sweet!
no sweeter gift could Granny have given any and everyone—she ever proclaims The Word of The Lord.
continually praying for Granny and all of you for ‘each step you take’
This was such a blessing to me today. Thank you, Granny for wanting to sing that beautiful song for all of us. Everyday hearing Granny’s sweet voice is a very good day. Paul, thank you for posting these beautiful songs each Sunday & a special thanks for all you do for Granny. The love & bond you two share is so very precious. Prayers for all in Wilson Holler & beyond!
Thank you Granny and Paul, what wonderful way to start the day. Beautiful song.
o thankyou Granny! We love getting to hear you & Paul sing & praise The Lord. Your faith & courage uplifts others.
Thankyou Paul for being there for your momma. You’re so good to be there to help her. You cot a brief opportunity where she felt like being on camera. She is a jewel.
Prayers for you & your family, for strength, wellness & grace.
Thanx again, Trish
I’d never heard “Each Step I Take” until I was an adult, and it was Daddy who brought it to my attention. I have no idea what led him to it; he wouldn’t sing in public, but requested that it be sung one evening at a church supper; this must’ve been when he was 98 or 99 years old. I don’t know that he’d heard it before. He just liked the message in the lyrics. I think the only people who sang it that evening were those who could read music.
I occasionally would catch him singing to himself at the kitchen table after breakfast, and one day not long after that, I heard him singing “Each Step I Take.” He could actually carry a tune well, though the volume was always just barely above a whisper.
We sang it at Daddy’s funeral service, per his request.
That is beautiful. Thank you to Granny and Paul and May God Bless❤️
How beautiful! It touched my heart! Thank you!
Happy Sunday! What a blessing to hear Granny and Paul singing praises to our Lord. How true the lyrics of the song are. If you are a believer in Christ Jesus, no matter where you’re from or how old you are, each day, each breath, each step we take leads us closer to our heavenly home. We just need to trust in Jesus every step of the way. Thank you Granny and Paul for blessing us this morning by sharing your talents in sweet music this morning. Granny you can still sing beautiful harmony. We thank God for you and praying for you too. Your faith has been an inspiration to us all. We love you Granny.
Granny’s voice sounded perfect and you two made beautiful music together. Thank you both for a lovely song this morning.
Despite her pain, Granny will always sing a song about God’s greatness.
God bless Granny. ❤️
Thank you, Granny and Paul. That was just beautiful!
Amen! Reminds me suddenly and unexpectedly of “We Are Going Down the Valley”. So sweet this AM to hear and see you two. We were told the Lord’s last step in his earthly life. “Into thy hand I commend my spirit.” I’m a long ways down the road toward home.
I just loved y’all singing together. Granny reminds me so much of my sweet Mama. I cry almost every time I hear her talk or sing. Praying for Granny. She is so loved. God bless!
Granny is a beautiful lady in every way. Enjoy every day. You all are a blessing.
Good morning Paul. I love all of your videos. Any video where we get to see and hear Granny is a blessing. I’m also watching one of the videos where Tipper is talking to Granny, it is called “What Granny Thought Of Matt When She First Met Him”. I’ve collected the yarn to crochet my Granny Wilson Sweater.I keep everyone here and up Wilson Hollow in my prayers. I love Y’all.
Beautiful! Thank you Mrs. Wilson and Paul.
Your singing is inspirational. You are in my prayers.
Thank you for this, and thanks to your Granny. Simply beautiful. May the new year bring you health and happiness.
Granny is such a gem and you guys are so Blessed to have her with you. Happy New Year and may your 2026 be Blessed.
God bless granny, I enjoyed the song, pray for me today, thank you for praying for my brother that has cancer, it seems that my vocal cords are swollen, I’ve been to the doctor, the emergency room, the doctor said it could be from tobacco use, I quit smoking about 2 years ago, but I’ve been using chewing tobacco since then, and it could be due to some medication I’m taking, the doctor ran out on me, and the nurse wanted me discharged, and the papers said see, ear nose and throat doctor, Google said the swelling could be caused by my heart medication, that it needed immediate attention, and the nurse said I needed to take it up with my heart doctor, so here I am, please pray for me thank you and God bless you
Norman, I’m sorry. I will pray you get to the right doctor who can help figure out what’s going on.
Norman, I will be praying for you. I know that’s scary feeling. Hope you can find out what’s going on. Prayers also for your brother. God bless you.