“Parents and grandparents are usually the first and
most important teachers in a child’s life.”
-Teresa Bell Kindred
The Faith-Filled Grandmother
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I’m Teresa Bell Kindred, the bloggy-est nana in the hood….
the NanaHood that is!
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A Letter to my Grandchildren about Patriotism
Dearest Grandchildren, There are some experiences that we absorb into our core memories and we replay them over and over through the years. I still get cold chills when I remember our visit to Arlington Cemetery in Washington D.C. We were standing before the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and a light, misty rain was…
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Every Day May Not Be Good, But There is Good in Every Day
Breast Cancer Awareness These words take on special meaning when I think about the decades long battle Martha had with breast cancer. Every day was not easy and there were days when the road ahead seemed uncertain. But Martha had something she leaned on: her Christian faith. Today is the anniversary of her death. It’s…
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A First Book Your Grandchild Will Love!
Disclaimer: I was gifted a book for review but all thoughts and opinions are my own. Rarely do I review a book so delightful that I want to play with it myself, but I found that I couldn’t keep my hands off this one and neither could my grands! Even the box was enticing and…
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7 Thoughts about my 70th Birthday
August 13th, 1956. My Birthday (and my son in laws birthday, too!) My 17 year old mother gave birth to a baby girl with wild black hair that stuck straight up all over her head. Some said my father must have been the milk-man (which infuriated my mother) and others suggested Elvis. The years would…
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What’s So Important about Prostrate Health?
This is an article written by my high school friend, Mr. Paul Parks. I have multiple friends and family members who have been dealing with elevated numbers from their PSA test so I asked Paul if I could share this article with you. He said, “That’s why I wrote it. To see if I could…
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7 Things Moms Should Remember On Mother’s Day
7 Things Moms Should Remember (There are millions of things but here are the first 7) Back in the day when all five of our children were young if I heard “Mom,” once, I must have heard it a thousand times. I remember one incident in particular. I was at the tipping point (that’s where…
The Faith-Filled Grandmother
With accompanying scriptures, devotions, and prayers, The Faith-Filled Grandmother will inspire, empower, and relay God’s promises to a new generation of grandmothers—from fearful first-time nanas to seasoned grandmothers—as well as new parents and women’s ministry pastors.
