Several years ago, a small portion of our family (there’s lots of us, so having only 13 on this trip was small) spent the week...
Have you ever heard this saying? Dance with the one who brought you.
As a young teen, I heard this phrase (probably from my mom) meaning...
As an older person, I now know that both the giddy, wonderful, and horrible, awful, feelings I felt as a teen in the 1960’s and...
Think for a minute. What is one thing you worry about?
I’m thinking some top choices include kids, spouses, money, job security, parent’s health, safety. Am...
What is a chore? It sounds like an old-fashioned word, doesn’t it? Perhaps it is, but the benefits of “doing a chore” are just as...
The story of David is the one about the little guy defeating the bigger guy. Right? Well, not totally. When we were kids, flannel boards...
That’s a good question and since I have been the grandmother of the bride or groom six times now, you would think I would have...
Like many of you, I took my “littles” to see Santa. It was “Breakfast with Santa” at our home congregation which means donut holes and...
I get a lot of questions about being a grandparent to older teens and college-aged kids. There’s no doubt, just like it was with our...
I love watching a caring mom soothe a crying baby. I also love seeing a dad bear-hug his teenage son. I adore seeing a grandpa...