By Vicki Bahr Dear Connie, How Could We Have Known How Beautiful Grandma Life Would Be?
Dear Connie, How could we know as we stood on Makena Beach in Maui, watching Adam and Debby smile as…
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By Wendy C Nonna Stella’s La Famiglia
The first time I met Nonna was when my husband and I were dressed up in our finest for an…
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By Natalie Platzkoester Pavlak A Grandma Is Forever
We all have those moments from childhood that at the time maybe felt . . . insignificant? That is, until…
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By Patricia Geurds My Grandma Wasn’t Warm and Fuzzy, But She Knew How to Love
I opened my son's SpongeBob Squarepants notebook and stared at the words I had written the night before. Clearing my…
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By Leslee Madsen Thank You for This Lineage of Strength
Grandma realigned my world. She was always ready to listen, to talk, to laugh, to cry, to eat chocolate, to…
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By Rachel Kosar Grandmas Never Show Up Empty Handed
She showed up with her pillow. Grandmas are always showing up with something. Her toothbrush, her glasses, some books, essential oils,…
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A Pig, a Spider, and an Epilogue from Heaven
My late grandmother taught grade school in the early 1960s. She taught for a handful of years and gave it…
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By Amy Keyes The Lucky Ones Know the Love of a Grandma
Not so many years ago, my grandma passed away. She was my last grandparent, and when she died, it hit…
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By Renee Emerson Let Grandma Bring the Sugar, It’s Extra Love
The teacups lined the counter—our yellow chicken mug (my personal favorite), the floral rose, the black hand-made, the one we…
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By Jen Feener A Grandmother’s Love Never Dies
On a recent afternoon at the playground with my daughters, I met a wonderful grandmother whom her grandsons called “Nana.”…
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By Sandy Brannan A Grandmother’s Love is in the Simple Things
If I close my eyes, I can still see my favorite spot in my grandmother’s house. She had a vanity…
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