Memorial Day Grilling Recipes
Memorial Day weekend is a holiday that allows us time to pay tribute to those service men and women who gave their lives in the name of freedom. Memorial Day is also a time when we get together with family and friends celebrate the beginning of the summer season with barbecues or picnics in our backyards, parks, or on the beach.
Planning the menu, for me, is about choosing tasty recipes that are easy and fun to prepare and will be enjoyed by both children and adults.  Here …

HISTORY OF MEMORIAL DAY
Memorial Day is held on the last Monday of the month of May. It is a day to pay tribute to all those who died while in military service of our country. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War. It was called Decoration Day because that day was used to decorate the graves of the Civil War soldiers.
Memorial Day became an official federal holiday in 1971. Today, the meaning of Memorial Day continues with many Americans observing the holiday by …

Footprints in the Sand
Footprints in the Sand is an inspirational poem that has given comfort to many people throughout the past seventy-some years. There is a sad, yet interesting story behind this inspirational poem. The poem below is just one of several versions published by others claiming to be the author since the original was written by Mary Stevenson in 1936. As a young girl, she called upon the Lord through her poems for strength during a troublesome childhood. When she met others who needed inspiration, she gave them a …

We enjoy playing alliteration games with our grandchildren during the rides back and froth between our homes which is about 30 minutes without the summer traffic…and that can take up to an hour at the wrong time of the day! So we make the best of it to distract the kids and to refocus them away from videos on the car’s DVD player.  Time goes by so much faster and it gives us a fun way to bond with them. Here are 6 versions of the Alliteration Game…one, Starship Space …

Finding a funeral poem to read at your grandmother’s funeral or to comfort you is a very personal mission. You want to find the best poem that relates to your special grandmother to grandchild relationship that you hold so dear to your heart. Read the following five grandmother funeral poems, then re-read them through again. While you read through the best grandmother poems that you find, consider changing words or lines to make it more your own. If you don’t find what you need on this page, please look through …

Have you ever noticed that titles (books, cereals, movies) and names of cartoon characters are often examples of alliteration because they use words with the same beginning initial sounds? Cartoon characters is an example of alliteration. Just think about it. Using alliteration makes the name or title catchy and easier to remember. Which cereal or cartoon character can you think of that has two or more words or names that begin with the same letter sound? Cap’n Crunch was the first alliterative cereal name that popped into my head. The …

Friendship poems not only express the joy that close friendships bring to our lives, but friendship poems may also express the sadness of a lost friendship. There are many reasons why a friendship may have ended. Some are better for it, but other friendships may be worth saving. Sending a short friendship poem may be a way to let a lost friend know that you miss the close friendship you once shared.
I Miss You, My Friend
We promised to follow the road of life together
Yet, there came a time when you …