Writing & Speaking
Musings on Modern Grandmotherhood
My work is for women who want to
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Reconnect with Play and Joy: Discover how to infuse more laughter, creativity, and play into your life—with your grandchildren or through your own pursuits.
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Foster Meaningful Family Bonds: Strengthen relationships with adult children and embrace the role of grandmother with love and purpose.
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Leave a Legacy: Learn how to document your life’s moments through stories and photographs that your family will treasure for generations to come.
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Find Fulfillment in the Third Season of Life: Get inspired to continue growing, learning, and contributing.
Books
Take a look at my collection of books and journals for children, teens, and parents, with playful stories and practical advice.
Chocolate Chip Cookies: The Stories and The Science
People who can measure ingredients and follow recipe instructions carefully will become good cooks. But people who understand the science of food can experiment and combine ingredients in new, interesting, delicious ways. They are called chefs. A chef can create something magical with just a few ingredients and some creativity.
A cook can follow a recipe. A chef creates a recipe. Scientists who think like chefs change the world.
Spiderwebs & Spider Silk: Let’s Take a Closer Look
Humans have worked for many years to create spider silk in a lab because by weight, spider silk is stronger than steel and more elastic than nylon. It is incredibly flexible, thin, and light. Imagine if you could twist many strands of spider silk together into a rope as thick as your finger. Next, you could weave the yarn into a net. Your new net would be strong enough to halt a speeding subway train!
Piggyback Rides and Slippery Slides: How to Have Fun Raising First-rate children
Of all of the programs and policies, of all of the classes and curriculums that promote the idea that we can improve our relationship with our children and help them become the responsible adults we hope to raise, there are few activities that will have as weighty an impact as simply spending time with them—high-quality, playful, engaging time.
Heartfelt Ministering
Deep, heartfelt relationships aren’t created with a simple birthday card, a quote about baptism, or a printed sentiment about the significance of Christmas, but they can begin there.
While the Savior cleansed lepers and helped the blind to see, He also had enough insight into His friends’ needs to know when they needed rest (see Mark 6:31-34), when they needed to eat (Luke 9:13), and when they were afraid (Matthew 8:25-26). He didn’t minister simply to those who were lame, halt, stricken with palsy, and deaf. He sat at tables with people who were unpopular (Mark 2: 15-16), wept with friends and family who were hurting physically and emotionally (John 11:32-36), and called down minitering angels to encircle children in love (3 Nephi 17:12)…this is the beauty of ministering in the Savior’s way.
Storybook Guided Journals
The memories that are important to you will only be important to the people you love if you share your stories. That is what these books are for. Between the pages of this book, you’ll record some of those precious stories and compile, day by day, a history of some of your most important moments.
Once you answer even a single story prompt in this book, you will turn this volume into a family heirloom. You will have created a record of your life, in your own hand, so that your children’s children’s children will be able to access part of their family narrative. That connection to you will be an important part of what they need to give them a renewed appreciation for their own opportunities and blessings. Looking into the palms of their own hands, they will see you there. They will know you and love you. Even better, they will know you love them.
Invite Lynnae to Speak
Are you looking for a speaker who can share a refreshing perspective on grandmotherhood, family legacy, and personal fulfillment? Lynnae Allred brings warmth, wisdom, and humility to every speaking engagement. Whether you’re hosting a women’s group, family organization, or community event, Lynnae’s message will inspire attendees to reflect on their own roles as mothers, grandmothers, and contributors to society.
To inquire about Lynnae speaking at your event or offering her books in your store, please send an email to lynnae.allred[at]gmail[dot]com
