How to be a Dad!
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How to be a Dad!
I just love this quote from Ryan Reynolds. Especially as it so perfectly fits the scary, stressful hours and days after Benjamin’s birth.
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Live boldly!
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Live boldly!
A special quote o’ the day featuring my favorite Declan o’ the day!
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GRAND Social No. 344 link party for grandparents
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. Err, social that never ends. Thanks to you.
Link up, share, be social!
Cheers!
Read MoreFlashback: 10 signs of aging gracefully
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Dear readers: This piece on the secret to aging gracefully originally appeared on Grandma’s Briefs on March 24, 2013. Six years later, the signs still resonate with me. I hope they do with you, too. Thank you for reading my rerun.
When it comes to aging gracefully, forget the face creams, hair colors and exercises — the physical manifestations others see as we rack up the years. Instead, I prefer to focus on a different kind of trait that others see, one I think trumps the physical when considering how gracefully others are aging and how gracefully I'm aging myself.
That trait? It's attitude. For, as age is just…
Read MoreThrowback Thursday: 10 life lessons grandchildren help us remember
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Dear readers: As my three grandsons from the desert will be visiting PawDad and me (and the rest of our Colorado family) this weekend, I thought it only fitting to share again one of my all-time favorite photo-filled posts featuring Brayden, Camden, and Declan. I hope you enjoy this #TBT feature, which originally published here on Grandma’s Briefs February 10, 2015. Thank you for reading my rerun.
With all that we do for our grandchildren, they do for us so very much more. Things such as reminding us of important lessons we've learned yet often forget to put into practice. Things such as these.
Read MoreLetting go
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Letting go
I saw this sentiment on Instagram Sunday and was immediately smitten. It’s bold and brief (my favorite sort of inspiration) and gorgeously displays the grandeur of fall (my favorite season).
It’s a lovely reminder of the need to let go. And I have a lot of letting go to do.
Much of what I need to let go is related to…
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