Every child wants to have friends and be part of a group. With our guiding principles, we should play a role in educating our Grands on the principles of friendship, so they can choose the right friends and groups and avoid the fickle, fake, backstabbers and poor role models. Teaching grandchildren through storytelling is my […]

Both of my grandmothers had a positive impact on my life. I can still hear the laughter of my grandmother on my mother’s side. I see her in her summer home, on the beach in Michigan City, Indiana, preparing fresh corn on the cob in her kitchen, adding a drop of sugar to the boiling […]

My musings today, darlings, take on the unacceptable behavior of adult men and women who find nothing wrong with telling lies. You can be sure our grandchildren, so impressionable, are taking this in with the rest of the world. These lies are known to the public as “fake news.” It is a most hateful and bitter dialogue, filled with untruths. Some of the so-called “leaders” of our country care not about our young people. Their negative […]

We as grandparents love our grandchildren and during the holidays we often get to show that love through gifts. I have always said, darlings, it is about what you leave them in their heads, not their bank accounts and the same is true when it comes to gifts. A gift does NOT need to be […]

One of the biggest joys in my life continues to be the ability to be a grandmother to my 26 grands. If you’re brand new to the grandparenting game, don’t worry, you’ll learn the ropes and understand the joy in no time! If you’re a bit more experienced and have seen a grandchild grow up, […]