The Price of Her Childhood: A Visit to Mom’s Hometown
We went on a road trip to take Mom back to her hometown. Here’s what happened…
Cleaning out Dad’s Workshop
Cleaning out Dad’s workshop means facing the finality of him being gone.
Telling Stories Through Photos
As I consider the impact I want to have in the lives of my grandchildren, I’ve been collecting stories about my own grandmothers.
Dad’s Hands: A Photo Essay
Thinking about my Dad and his hands, Father’s Day 2024.
Tiny Baker Tea Party: A Playdate for Grandmas Who Love Tiny Little Things
Maybe she will remember the day when we baked tiny little cakes and topped them with chocolate icing and slivers of strawberries.
Abundance: The Infinite Potential of One Good Seed
What a granddaughter helped me understand about God’s abundance and one good seed.
Find 50 Great Photos of Yourself
Your descendants may never see the best photos of you…unless you change the way you think about photos.
Remembering With Photos
Two favorite family photos and what they taught me about photo preservation.
What is Lurking in the Deep Freeze of Your Past?
A job to help defrost Grandma’s freezer takes me on a trip down memory lane.
How to Survive 12 Weeks with a Toddler in a Spica Cast: Play Ideas for Youngsters with Hip Displaysia
An unexpected medical diagnosis and a spica cast gave us an opportunity to stretch our PLAYDATE Muscles.
Mail Order Romance – Family Stories
Why I would ever think that I would be the recipient of a diamond in the mail, I don’t know, but I said I would never accept one.
The ROAD Road Trip to Gather Family Stories
For my 80-year-old Dad, a trip down memory lane is not a meandering path along tree-lined streets with picket fences. It’s a ROAD trip. Literally. And this summer, he took me along with him–me, and my Uncle, three of my siblings, an oxygen tank, and a cooler full of mandarin chicken wraps. My Dad, Jim, […]
Living History – Creating Connections with Family Stories
Even grownups play, and one of the ways I have always “played” as an adult is via my hobby of collecting family stories, or what I call “living history.” I think many families have someone who kind of inherits the job of being the family historian. I don’t think it’s a job anyone asks for […]
Grandma’s Storybook – Wit, Wisdom, and Words of Advice
My Grandma Tanner loved the color purple. Orchid purple to be exact, but lavender, lilac, plum, mauve, violet and even fuschia were close enough to qualify as “purple” and any of those color tones were beloved. I had to smile when the publisher selected purple as the color for the cover of Grandma’s Storybook: Wit, […]
Worldwide Day of Service – How One Family Used it To Help Them Remember
I opened Facebook a few days ago to see a post from my sister-in-law that broke my heart. Her Grandfather had passed away earlier that day. Here’s what she wrote: And so Jessica and her family headed to Calgary, Canada for the funeral services and to celebrate his life. There was just one hitch. Her […]
Unmet Potential – Moe Berg, The Third-String Pitcher Who Changed The Course of History
Before you make a judgment call about whether or not your own teen is meeting your expectations for their “potential,” consider one third-string baseball player’s story.
