Waiting

It is hard to wait.
And yet…
There are messages along the way. And gifts.
I receive them with deep gratitude.

The Job of a Grandmother

The job of a grandparent is to make a grandchild feel beloved, special, secure.  My grandmother did that for her grandchildren. Now I try to do that for my own grandchildren. World events can and do storm around us, but as grandparents we put aside our fears and concerns to give our grandchildren time and… Continue reading The Job of a Grandmother

Recycling Christmas…

I have a confession to make: I have a bundle of Christmas cards that I received in 2013, some of them never opened. They sit in a yellow file folder in the cupboard over my kitchen desk. Throwing papers into a cupboard and shutting the door was a habit I developed in those years when I was working full time, had two active children, and did a lot of single parenting when my husband traveled for work.