The Greatest Holiday Gift for Adult Children: Freedom
Thanksgiving 2015 was a bit different for our family. My husband Mark and I spent the day without any of our five children. Did it…
It Started With Them…
It all started with them—my maternal great-grandparents, Grandpa Percy and Grandma Hazel, who we affectionately called “Great Granny.” From my recollection, this is where the…
A Message From Grandma: Peace Found in a Coffee Mug
Have you ever experienced what others may see as a random everyday moment of little importance, but to you, it feels so personal, so pointed, so…
10 Ways to Be a Good Grandparent and 5 Ways to Be a Great One
My most recent title is Mimi. Being a grandmom brings great joy to my heart. Like you, I want to be the best Mimi I…
The Importance of Building Character Part Three — Gratitude: The Seed of Contentment
It’s a scene that we’ve all witnessed and one that’s all too familiar to most moms: a screaming kid having a tantrum in the aisle of…
Alzheimer’s Rescued Me
There have been two dear people in my life who have been diagnosed with the mind-twisting disease of Alzheimer’s. My heart has been seized by…
Joys of Summer: Cousin Camp
We just finished our annual cousin camp-one of the great joys of summer. Each summer my husband John and I have our grandchildren- ages four…
Children · Fun · Grandchildren
Make a Summer Memory Your Kids Will Carry in Their Heart
Do you feel like the summer days are fleeting and you haven’t done everything you wanted? Perhaps you had great plans to do something special…
Courage: the Backbone of Character
If we were to write a classified ad for a parent, one of the parts of the job description would be character building. It is…
Adoption Wakes Up Hearts
Last night my two-year-old, Alyssa, drew a picture of a house, and it made me think about how different this house—our house—would be without this…