9 years ago this morning our world forever changed when our first grandchild, Taylor Jane, was born… everything was magnified a zillion times.  The joy.  The beauty.  The power of life.  The first moment I saw Taylor, with her raven hair and perfect face… I fell in love.  What we would see come from that [...]

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The last few days have been like ice skating over Time… sliding quickly from moment to moment with blurs of color passing all around me.
Today was not much different.
Barry and I got up very early and headed to Audrey’s house, where she was getting all the last details ready for her trip to Los Angeles [...]

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There’s the decking the halls, the hustling and bustling, the lists and more lists, the visits, the wrapping, and of course, the food.
But there is a moment for each of us when Christmas really begins. For me, it is the moment I step into Mrs. Couture’s kitchen on the morning of Christmas Eve Day. That [...]

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When I put Pole Dancing as #2 on my List of 57 in 52 (57 things/challenges/fears/desires to accomplish in 52 weeks… from my 57th birthday on October 6th ’til next October 6th ), I did so as with great trepidation. I mean… well, facing my fears of flying and heights with skydiving on my [...]

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#1: Skydiving. Phew!
#2: Pole Dance Classes – 6 in all… ongoing.  Whoa!
Now for #’s 3 and 4 on Grandma’s List of 57 in 52:

#3: Mastering the Flip Turn (this one in a swimming pool… the other one on the pole!)

#4: Train for a 10k – (6.2 mile run)

Eh.  Okay.  Not as exhilarating and daring and [...]

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There has been a lot of talk lately on Twitter regarding bullies and bullying.  This probably has to do with kids returning to school and after-school activities… places where kids can somehow get caught in the bully-victim scenario.
As a former teacher, 30-years worth teaching English and Reading, I know a bit about The Bully.  But [...]

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Yesterday, I asked you to share how you would donate millions of dollars if you had those millions of dollars to donate. Your answers are so deeply thought and inspiring.
This is my answer. And this is something that I have thought about for a very, very long time.
Let me begin with a little [...]

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I learned a very important lesson today from a child.
It’s kind of a language lesson.
I was sitting in the kiddie pool at my grandchildren’s pool club.  The age limit for this pool is 6, so I know this little language expert had to be 6 or under.  I would guess he was 5-years old or [...]

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While at the beach with my grandchildren recently, I saw a group of giggling young girls, maybe in the 9-10 year old range, who were sitting in a little circle on the sand under the warm summer sun.  My first thought, as a grandmother, was something like… “I hope they have sunblock on.”
My second thought [...]

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I got that call on Saturday evening that no child wants.  It was my mom, who is 84, on the other end of the phone telling me that she had stomach pains all day that had worsened as night came.  My mom is a tiny little lady with an incredibly high tolerance to pain.  I [...]

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