15 Creative Correspondence Ideas for Family and Friends
Here are fifteen creative ideas to jumpstart your correspondence with family and friends, keeping your notes fresh, short, and encouraging.
Healthy Friendship Boundaries That Grow Relationships
Let’s burst a myth bubble about friends. If you’re over 50, you know that a BFF, best friends forever, is rare. You may have a best friend, but if she was there at your birth, then your relationship is truly unique. (I’d guess you are twins.) If you only acquired
How to Find New Friends When You Are Over 50
I couldn’t wait for recess. My best friend, Kathy, was meeting me by the big tree in the playground. We were going to play “Peter Pan and Windy” with a bunch of school friends. Of course, I was going to be Peter Pan OR Captain Hook. (Did I want to
4 Ways to Spoil Your Grandchildren With the One Thing That Will Never Spoil
It is always a pleasure to share my blog with someone who has a passion for passing on the faith within families. Christie Thomas is one such remarkable lady. She is an author, family faith blogger, and Director of Children’s Ministry at her church. I was thrilled when she agreed
5 Surprising Benefits of Creating a Blessing
Wouldn’t you like to change the negative atmosphere that surrounds us these days? Or lift the heart of one who feels like the scum of the earth? Or see destiny rest upon the life of someone you love? And, hey, what about knowing that your kids and grandkids are safely
Friendships
Comfort is a language of the soul
Pausing for a moment as I brushed my teeth, I heard Tom came in with Sawyer, our 4-year-old grandson. Sleeping in a tent with his cousins and Grandpa wasn’t Sawyer’s idea of a good night’s sleep at his first Camp Grandma. He’d played hard all day—swimming, games, snacks, crafts, a
How to Plan a Weekend Retreat, Reunion, or Event That Rocks
You’re having an anxiety attack trying to organize a weekend getaway with your old high school girl friends. Your sisters dumped this year’s family reunion in your lap, and you haven’t a clue where to begin. You’d like to kill the pastor who put you in charge of the women’s
How to get your kids to listen to advice regardless of their age
You know that Proverbs 1:8 verse that says, “My son, hear the instruction of your father; don’t reject the teaching of your mother.” Solomon wrote that as good advice, but I doubt his kids paid attention. The desire to listen to parents fades out around age 13 and doesn’t kick
How to write a romantic love letter {template included}
“I can’t say how every time I ever put my arms around you I felt that I was home.” – Ernest Hemingway to Marlene Dietrich Some years ago Tom bought a beautiful gold-leafed, blank notebook with a lock on it. He filled up several pages with a love letter and
The one time I hallucinated and lived to tell about it
Some years ago I was recovering in the hospital from major cancer surgery and woke from a nice nap to see a good friend sitting by the side of my bed. She and her daughter had dropped by to visit and cheer me up. They’d brought along a monkey that