Grandmother Hugs and Grandmother Kisses
Grandmother hugs and Grandmother kisses,
Hot oven cookies and holiday wishes,
Attics with treasures of children grown old,
Stories of magic and princes so bold,
Oceans of patience and rainbows of love,
A bright ray of sunshine sent from above,
You stirred my childhood with rich, golden days,
Touching my life in so many ways.
When shadows are dark,
I […]

Handprint poems can be a fun activity for grandparents and grandchildren together when placing their  handprints next to the poem. For the new handprint poem below, choose two colors - one for the grandparent’s prints that will be an attractive contrast to blue or pink for the grandchild’s prints.

Young children are often scared of what they might see when you open the door on Halloween night. Here is an original Halloween poem to help them learn that the ghosts, witches, and even a shrew are all children just like them on Halloween…really very, very sweet.
Don’t Be Scared on Halloween
Halloween is October 31
If […]

While thinking back on my mother-in-law’s funeral and how it affected our children and grandchildren, I began wondering what parting message I would want to leave for those grieving my death. Our daughter Kari wrote a lovely funeral poem that I have shared with my visitors. My brother-in-law has it hanging on the living room […]

Columbus Sailed
Author Unknown
Columbus sailed from far off Spain
A long, long time ago.
He had three ships that only moved
When winds would pull and blow.
We’re mighty glad he was so brave
And every year we tell
Of how he found America
The land we love so well
Christopher Columbus
Meish Goldish
Christopher Columbus was one of a kind.
A way to the Indies he […]

Sometimes we think we always have tomorrow to say thank you or I love you to our grandparents, parents, children, friends…. But, eventually, we may run out of tomorrows. This has happened to me three times.
I always thought there would be tomorrow. I put off what I wanted to say, but I never got the chance […]