When I told my editor at Tyndale that I was going to be a grandma, her eyes lit up like lightbulbs. “Then you have a whole new audience!” she said. And my new audience is a big one! The baby boomers are now grandparents, and they are actively involved in the lives of their grandchildren. Statistics show that today, more than ever, grandparents are helping to raise their grandchildren either part time or full time. Grandma often steps in to save on childcare costs
Would You… Read Me To Sleep?, by George E. Edenfield and illustrated by Alyson A. Harris, is a lovely book about the lifelong relationship between a father and daughter and of their love for Bible reading at bedtime. The book is beautifully written and illustrated. It has a grandfatherly feel to it and is flooded with lots of love. I appreciate… am crazy about… the theme of the story, the love of reading the Bible at bedtime – which is at
What do you do when you get discouraged? Throw a pity party? I’ve been in one of those moods recently and during my morning Bible reading it occurred to me I was not spending time in personal praise and worship of God. So starting with “praise and worship” as my search terms I called on YouTube to supply some sing-along praise songs to help me out. Here are a few of my finds for your listening pleasure, or better
The caterpillar of a Gulf Fritillary butterfly feeding on the leaf of a Passion Vine. It is autumn, the best time of year for finding caterpillars – an activity that offers enough excitement to pull kids of all ages away from their cell phones and electronic gadgets and get them to go outdoors with you! A little advance planning will increase your chances of finding caterpillars. If you know the favorite host plants for various kinds of butterflies and moths you
As a grandmother who, outside of Skype visits, seldom gets to spend time with her grandchildren, it is hard to blog about raising children. Today I came across an article on the Internet that I believe will help school mom’s to keep up with their children’s school assignments and all those school papers – the one’s to sign and return, the ones to save, and the ones to treasure forever. Check out this blog post by Kat Lee:
