Stroll with a goal: 8 ideas for walks with grandkids
/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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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.
Read MoreThis #TBT piece by Lisa Carpenter originally published April 21, 2015 on Grandma's Briefs.
Put on your walking shoes and head out with the grandkiddos. Here, four ideas for savoring spring while out and about.
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My dog Mickey and I have walked the same route most weekday mornings — barring snow, sickness, and super cold days — for the past nine-point-something years. First my collie-black lab Moses accompanied us, then my shepherd-black lab Lyla came along. Since early 2016, though, it's been just Mickey and me trekking along streets and turns and corners we've traversed countless times before.
Last week as Mickey and I walked, I was deep in thought and prayer regarding a situation one of my daughters faces. A tough spot for her and her heart as well as the hearts of her parents who simply want the best for their girl.
Mid-walk and mid-prayer I was astounded to see the following shadow on a corner. A corner I'd turned hundreds (thousands?) of times before without ever seeing the comforting image.
Confirmation my...
Baby Jak will be one year old June 16. (Crazy, right!?) As PawDad was instrumental in getting Bubby walking steady—this, mere days before his first birthday—Jim was determined to have Jak walking steady before he left the desert, before Jak's upcoming birthday.
Jak's biggest obstacle to walking is paying too close attention to what he's doing, which...
Put on your walking shoes and head out with the grandkiddos. Here, four ideas for savoring spring while out and about.
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Oooh, baby, baby
There's no shortage of babies in my neighborhood this time...
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