Stroll with a goal: 8 ideas for walks with grandkids
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Spring has sprung! So put on your walking shoes, gather up a grandkiddo or two, and hit the road—or sidewalk, as the case may be—for one of these springtime strolls with a goal.
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Take me to church: Small steps toward normalcy plus baby Robert’s baptism
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Jim and I have attended Holy Cross Lutheran Church for about 35 years. Not every single Sunday during that time but certainly more often than not.
That all changed in March of 2020. For exactly one year we didn’t walk through the doors of church one single Sunday. Or any other day, including my pre-Covid monthly volunteer shift in the food pantry.
Thanks to Covid—and my immunocompromised status thanks to my MS medication—our church attendance was restricted to …
Read MorePic of the week: 12 weeks
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My youngest grandson, Robert, catapulted right over three month mark this week. The hunka sweetness in all his chunky glory:
Read MoreHow to Be Present: a 'First-Time Grandmother's Journal' excerpt
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In my book, The First-Time Grandmother’s Journal, I offer writing prompts to help new grandmothers dig deep then capture their thoughts on matters that matter in the months leading up to a first grandchild’s birth and the child’s first year.
I also provide bits of advice to help new grandmas navigate their new role—advice even seasoned grandmas can appreciate and apply—such as the following two-page spread on being present.
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