Grandparenting

Leaving a sweet spiritual legacy in the hearts of our grandkids can include encouraging them to PRACTICE spiritual principals.

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When the Sandwich Generation granny nanny is looking for sick day activities for kids, I’m glad to look “outside the box” and change projects as needed.

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Like My east coast grandkids are getting over a round of the flu coupled with colds so today was another non-church day for them. Their folks and I did the round robin with them. They went to early service while I babysat. Then it was my turn for late service – and a VERY good service [...]

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Like Writers love to write and I am no exception. I’ve decided to expand my writing universe and include writing for other sites as well as this blog. My first adventure has been to start writing for eHow.com. eHow is an interesting site where people explain how to do a wide variety of things. If [...]

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Like Flexibility is a great thing to have. For the Sandwich Generation, it can be absolutely essential. When we are juggling the needs of more than one person, not to mention ourselves, schedules can and often do collide. Using resources with flexible options can ease those schedules and lower our blood pressure. In one week, [...]

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Like Really Woolly is a cute line of greeting cards by Dayspring. The cards feature a cast of adorable little lambs, cute little sayings, and Bible verses as well. They have recently started a website for children, which I just discovered today when I was Christmas shopping for my children and grandchildren at Lifeway Christian [...]

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Like Happy Thanksgiving! “What,” you say. “Halloween just ended. It can’t be Thanksgiving yet!” While it’s true we have 3 1/2 weeks until the actual date, now is a great time to have some fun with your family in doing preparation projects. Not just the grandkids either. Here are some fun ideas I’ve enjoyed as [...]

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Like Fall foliage – don’t those words just give you a cozy feeling. Driving along, looking at the gorgeous colors, stopping for some apple pie and hot cider along the way. That sounds so heavenly. Sadly, I have a nasty cold so I won’t be doing that anytime soon. For those of you who are [...]

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Like If the grandkids are visiting and you can’t get out to the mall to walk or you’re looking for something a little more active to “shake the wiggles” out of them and keep yourself in good shape, here’s some grand fun ideas. Now I do have to preface this with saying these are intended [...]

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Like Standing in the post office in early September, I was amused at the shocked reaction the postal worker had to the customer’s request. “Christmas stamps! It’s too early for Christmas stamps!” The customer replied, “But I’ve finished all my Christmas cards and wanted to get them stamped so they’ll be ready to go right [...]

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Ways for Baby Boomer Generation caregivers (Sandwich Generation) to look their best even if they’ve been up all night with a sick grandkid or aging parent.

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Computers Need Caregiving Too

by on September 29, 2008

Caregivers have too little free time as it is, so practicing safe computing is vital.

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Travel Tips for Caregivers

by on September 27, 2008

Baby Boomer Generation caregivers have special needs when flying with aging parents and/or grandkids. Here’s some tips to help.

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Looking for some fun and frugal ideas for crafts with your grandkids? Maybe a fun way to supplement their home schooling program? Here’s some great resources!

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Happy Autumn

by on September 21, 2008

Autumn is a fun time to share God’s love with our grandkids, whether part of a home schooling program or just having fun building memories.

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