It’s back to school time for our grandchildren and grandparents can be a positive influence when it comes to education. Even if we don’t live close enough to help them with their homework, with all the technology available today we can be more involved than ever before! Perhaps you are surprised by the number of…
When you learn you are going to be a grandparent one of the first things you may wonder about (after you get over feeling old) is what name will your grandchild call you. Will you be Granny, Gigi, Mimi, or Nana? Or maybe even something really different like my friend Catherine, whose grandson named her…
When our 5 children were small we took them to church every Sunday, unless someone was sick. Was it hard to get 5 small children up, dressed and to church on time? Well, we weren’t always on time….but we were there. And while we were always dressed, we weren’t always dressed correctly. Occasionally there would…
“The numbers of grandparents are at record highs and still growing at more than twice the overall population growth rate. There were an estimated 65 million grandmothers and grandfathers in 2010. By 2020, they are projected to reach 80 million, at which time they will be nearly one-in-three adults.” from The MetLife Report on American…
Chinese grandmothers are somewhat different from American grandmothers. Read on to find out how! Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in China? I have, and I’ve also wondered what (if any) are the differences in Chinese grandmothers and American grandmothers. I did a little research to find out what Chinese…
This morning I thought I would share some inspirational grandmother stories with you. While channel surfing the other night I landed on ABC’s 20/20. The show was about a woman who is now 65. When she was 60 she gave birth to twin boys. That’s right….60. I had twin boys when I was 36 and…
No matter what the occasion is, whether its grandmother’s day, Christmas, or their very birthday, our grandmothers would love to receive anything from us as long as it comes from our hearts. An occasional visit to their places whether in assisted living facilities or in their homes would surely brighten their day. What’s more if…
Just for a moment imagine your daughter is pregnant and you are about to be a grandmother. You are excited and anxiously awaiting the arrival of your grandchild when suddenly your daughter disappears. It happened to Rosa Tarlovsky de Roisinblit from Argentina, and Rosa wasn’t the only mother whose daughter disappeared. “On Oct. 6, 1978,…
I love to read. I know that a large reason I love books is because my mom was a reading teacher and an avid reader herself. My grandmother read me Briar Rabbit stories and Ferdinand the Bull over and over again and then she read the same stories to my younger brother and cousins. The…
I have five children and one precious grandchild and someday I hope to have lots of grandchildren, but I don’t think I’ll have as many as this weeks “Nana in the News.” A friend saw a newspaper article about her and shared it with me. Gregoria Martinez recently passed away at the age of 94…
Favorite Things Disclaimer – As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Back when Oprah’s television show was on my favorite event was when she shared her favorite things and gave everyone in the audience one of whatever she was talking about. I know I’m not Oprah and I sure can’t afford to give…
The empty chairs Every holiday I have at least one melt down. I know I shouldn’t, but I do. I try to do it in private so no one knows but there’s no way to hide it from my husband. I lock myself in the bathroom for an hour and come out with red eyes…
