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…
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We were sitting at my sister’s birthday lunch, waiting for a few stragglers to make it to the restaurant before…
Continue ReadingMy grandmother had seven kids in six years (no twins), and as a colonel’s wife, she spent large periods of…
Continue ReadingAnd then, the Lord Most High looked down from Heaven and said, "I need a soft and caring soul." So…
Continue ReadingI was driving back from a park playdate in the suburbs. Our chance presence in this specific part of town…
Continue ReadingThe last time I saw my grandmother, she lay rigid, a thin sheet pulled to her chin, her gray hair…
Continue ReadingLast month a milestone in my family was celebrated. My first grandmother turned 90. I say "first" because, at almost…
Continue ReadingAround this time of year, I always think about my grandmother. She had an autumn birthday and she’d often come…
Continue ReadingDear parents of foster parents, I remember when I called my mom and told her I was now raising seven…
Continue ReadingI'm beginning to severely dislike the month of November. My husband passed away 6 years ago in November, my father-in-law…
Continue ReadingMother’s Day of 2010 found us at the hospital. In the late morning, we had stopped by my mom’s house…
Continue ReadingWritten by Betty Streff The grandma gig is awesome! If being a mom wasn’t enough of a chance to be…
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