Our daughter, Lee, watching her granddaughter, 16-month-old Samantha, sit. I DID IT !!!!!!!!!!
Learning to Sit ~ Gracefully
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Relation Ships
There are three words within the word “relationship” representing three different facets of a relationship. We see the word “ship” as the most prominent word. Within the ship are people who relate to each other; and between these there is relation. There are...
A Child’s Simple Plea
Art: Kourtney Axelberg
Childbirth is a Family Affair
Our granddaughter and her husband brought their first child home from the hospital yesterday. We did not have the privilege of waiting at the hospital for her delivery as we had with our six grandchildren. But, Jerry and I were a part of the event as we were there in...
The Blessing to Parents
To the glory and praise of our heavenly Father I wrote this poem for our oldest grandchild, Ansley and her husband Dustin, who are expecting their first child this month. Art was added by our second oldest, Kourtney.
Three Views of Me
Jerry drove 30 minutes to our daughter’s house after sitting in church two hours. When we got there he took off his prosthesis and sat in his wheelchair for two more hours. As is the routine, he suggested (letting me know that our time together was coming to an end)...
Allowances and Investments
Do you pay your children to work, or do you give them an allowance and teach them how to use what you give them? After bringing up two children, caring for and helping train four granddaughters, I have become an advocate for the system of allowances. I base my...