By Amanda Carlson – When you have your first grandchild it can be a humbling experience. You remember when your children were that tiny and helpless, and now they have a child of their own. Thankfully you have not forgotten what it was like to raise them, but being a
By Laura Petherbridge – “I’m happy with the way we have set up our will,” my husband, Steve, said as he got ready to leave for work. “I’m sure you are,” I quipped back. Immediately, both of us stopped what we were doing and looked deeply at each other. My
By Deb DeArmond – Originally published in WHOA Magazine “You load up the kids,” I called to my husband. “Take an umbrella, it’s raining, and be careful, the baby’s asleep. I’ll figure out what food we need to pack up to take to my mom’s tomorrow morning. And, oh! Ask
How many times have you thought about calling a close family member, realizing suddenly that you can’t, because they have passed on? You still long to hear their voice, reminisce, ask their advice, laugh with them, or just share recent events. That longing never ends – each generation feels that
Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year, and for those of us who know the real meaning of Christmas, it can be the best time ever as we gather with our families. But it can also be stressful. In our enthusiasm to celebrate, we can get caught
By Laura Petherbridge – “My mom wants to have a new family picture taken for Christmas,” Tanya shared. “She updates the photo every few years and sends it with her Christmas cards.” “Everything was fine until she mentioned that she doesn’t want my stepdaughter, Carissa, in the picture. She only
By Nancie Carmichael – They’re coming! Grandkids, that is. And I can’t wait. Will. Kendsy. Cali. Hogan. Pearson. Jackson. Cole. Hudson.Wesley. Annabelle. They range in ages from fifteen years to two years. I confess nothing is more fun than to have them burst in the front door and we get
By Barbara Briggs Ward – The house where Santa Claus came on Christmas Eve when I was growing up was situated beside a lane on a street with a bit of a hill. Whenever a snowstorm came blasting out of the north, the street would more often than not, be
Life & Beauty Weekly: Happy You By Cynthia Hanson for Life & Beauty Weekly – Most of the year, it’s fairly easy to avoid the nosy in-law or the sister who keeps revisiting old grudges. But come the holidays, family conflict can give you heartburn before you even sit down
By Nancie Carmichael – One day when I had two of my grandsons with me in the car (Hogan, six, and Pearson, 4) we saw a homeless man on the street corner with a sign: “Will work for food.” As we waited for the light to turn, Hogan asked me
Life & Beauty Weekly: Happy You By Cynthia Hanson for Life & Beauty Weekly – Got gratitude? Of course! There’s nothing like gathering with loved ones around a bountiful holiday table to make us count our blessings. But giving thanks shouldn’t be something we practice once a year; it should
By Nancie Carmichael – Home again. We stumbled in the door, weary from the two-day trip back from Southern California. Bill engineered the kids from the outside, giving them suitcases, sleeping bags and miscellaneous loads of whatever it is people take on trips. I directed them from the kitchen, intercepting
By Deb DeArmond – “Would you like to be younger? I mean, is there an age you’d rather be than the one you are right now?” Sarah asked. An afternoon outing with two of my daughter-in-laws turned into a bit of a philosophical discussion. “Not particularly. I like where I
By Peter Kruger – As they approach late middle age members of the boomer generation are forced to come to terms with ageing. This often puts them on an emotional roller coaster ride similar to the one they experienced during their teens. And again parents are the source of some
By Jesi Steiber – Mealtime with the four year old has become quite a challenge. I make dinner, he tells me he doesn’t like what’s for dinner (before he knows what it is) and we have a showdown when he refuses to eat. Tonight it was chicken enchiladas, last night
By Sharon Hurley Hall – We older parents do a lot of analyzing and reflecting on parenting – at least, that’s what I’ve found. Get a group of us together and we can spend hours talking about how we parent our children and agonizing over whether we’re doing it right.
By Nancie Carmichael – There was a story on Good Morning America this morning on the latest beauty craze—how to make your hands not look like your mother’s hands. It seems you can do all kinds of things to rejuvenate your face, but well, the hands are a dead give-away
By Max Elliot Anderson – My wife and I became first time grandparents on January 23 of this year. Later this summer, our daughter and her husband are expecting their baby. As a parent or grandparent, you are already aware of the many forces at work, intent on attempting to
Submitted by Alice Burron – If ever I have Alzheimer’s . . . Remember that it’s a disease. I had no control over it. Remember that I am “limping” with an injured mind. Remember me as I was, not as I am now. Consider that if I say hurtful things
By Amandah Tayler Blackwell – What happens when adult children and their family (pets too) move back home because of divorce, separation, health issues, or job loss? How do you handle the strain of them moving back home? I conducted and Q&A with a couple of experts. Below are tips to
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