A few years back I wrote a story for the Colfax Record about grandparenting and interviewed people who had just become grandparents for the first time. When I asked a friend, Dena Saunders, what kind of a legacy she wanted to leave for the next generation it didn't take long to respond. "I want to be known as the Grandma who prays," she said. "If my grandkids have something that comes up in their lives I want them to know they can always ask me to pray with them and for them." I thought ... View the Post
Creative Parenting 101 – Change The Toilet Paper Roll!
I have to admit, sometimes I am not the most organized parent. I am more like a Mary in a Martha world. I know parents who have kept sticker lined chore charts since their kids were potty training, or used Pintrest inspired jars to keep allowances in. The list goes on. But, inevitably our family's stickers were used by someone to decorate the dog dish and the jars ended up being full of Lego pieces and marbles. Every time I saw something new I thought This might really work! but it never ... View the Post