(I realize the schedule for this challenge is to blog Monday through Saturday, but I am choosing to blog Sunday through Friday instead, and take my rest on the seventh-day Sabbath.) It’s wonderful when we can all get together, as a family, for family gatherings, especially holidays and birthdays. I’d certainly like for it to…
Month: April 2024
Exciting News!
My daughter-in-law posted an announcement on social media today. It seems the due date is September 30. Grandbaby number 2 coming up! Exciting!
Dinner
Another activity that brings the family together is dinner. Daily dinner/supper when everyone sits down together, and share about the events in each person’s day is important. Make the rule of no cell phones or tablets at the table, so everyone concentrates on each other. If it isn’t possible to have daily dinner time all…
Crafts
“The family that crafts together stays together”? Maybe? Take time to work on crafts with your children and grandchildren…nieces, nephews, etc. I have observed that my daughter-in-law seems to have little craft projects for everyone to work on at my grandson’s birthday parties. He loves to work on these little projects. I enjoy scrapbooking, rubberstamping,…
Birthdays!
There are varying attitudes about the celebration of birthdays, especially for children. Some people might think it encourages selfishness; in some cases, that might be true. I like to think of birthdays as a means to celebrate another year with which the Lord has blessed the birthday person. Take time to thank God for that…
April Blogging from A to Z Challenge
I decided to give this blog a bit of a jumpstart by participating in a blogging challenge. I plan to share parenting/grandparenting tips, musings, perhaps even some homeschooling tips, throughout the month. I hope you’ll follow along! Off the top of my head, all I could come up with for the letter “A” is azalea….