I Am the Keeper of My Mother’s Legacy
My 4-year-old was recently trying to grasp why daddy had produced her a grandma but mommy hadn’t. We were in the van, just us two after having…
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Grandma Kissed You in Heaven Before You Were Born
Most of what I know I learned from my grandma. She taught me to be tough but kind. She taught me to work hard but never forget to stop…
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Let Their Grandparents Spoil Them This Christmas
Red and green wrapping paper covers family room floors of spoiled children on Christmas Eve and morning. The parents get out screwdrivers to open the…
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Dear Grandparents, All Kids Want For Christmas is You
I didn’t mean to cry. It just happened. I wiped furiously at my hot cheeks, hoping my eye makeup hadn’t smeared, and wondering if anyone…
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My Grandmother Left Me Her Love
We were sitting at my sister’s birthday lunch, waiting for a few stragglers to make it to the restaurant before we ordered, and I was…
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Thanks For Everything, Grandma and Grandpa
Grandma and Grandpa, Thanks for showing me what it means to be committed in marriage. You stuck together through the thick and thin; 60+ years is no…
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This Time With Grandparents is So Precious
It’s hard to believe we’re approaching the 15th anniversary of my grandfather’s passing. My grandfather–affectionately known as “Pa…
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A Mom is a Mother Forever
My mom still waves goodbye to me. She stands out on her driveway and waves. Sometimes even blows me a kiss. She still makes me meals when I come to…
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Let the Grandparents Spoil While They Still Can
Today my children visited their grandmother, or as we call her Memeré (French for Grandma). It wasn’t like most visits with a grandparent. This…
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She’s My Mom, and She Did Her Best
It was a typical Thursday morning, but the gloomy clouds and drizzling rain poetically accompanied a nagging sadness that I tried to ignore as I went…
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