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May 27, 2019
Honor Your Grad with Quality, Inexpensive Graduation Invitations
Inexpensive Graduation Invitations It’s Here Again – Graduation Time! Students everywhere are busy finishing term papers and final tests, fighting Spring Fever and making summer bucket lists! In a few short days the school year will be over and their thoughts will turn from books and grades to lazy summer days and fun filled vacations! For a select group of hard working students the end of the school year means graduation and a future full exciting opportunities! If you…
Posted in Family and Relationships | By LoriGraceH
May 25, 2017
1940’s Ladies
Mom’s Drawings These drawings of pretty ladies were made by my mom when she was just a young woman. I was the last of her five children and only knew her when she was older. The drawings give me insight into who my mom was in her younger years. My oldest sister is nearly 17 years older than me. She said recently that it is interesting how my perspective of who my parents were (only having known them when they…
Posted in Family and Relationships, Holidays and Seasons | By LoriGraceH
April 13, 2017
15 Family Easter Traditions
Traditions 15 Fun Traditions Dye Easter Eggs as a Family – Try different types, natural dyes, shaving cream dye, melt crayons on them! Make Easter Baskets for the Kids – Fill with candy, toys, Easter eggs, puzzles, books, etc. Have an Easter Egg Hunt – This is my grandkids favorite Easter activity! Get Everyone New Easter Outfits – Brightly colored shorts and t-shirt sets are a fun idea or ittle girls will love pretty skirts or dresses and the boys…
Posted in Family and Relationships, Holidays and Seasons | By LoriGraceH
February 14, 2017
A Love Story Begins . . .
It was a snowy November evening many years ago, in Layton Utah. I was happy to be attending a young singles activity at my church that night. Recently I’d broken up with my boyfriend Mike, whom I’d dated for several years. His enlistment in the air force was up and he had moved back to Ohio. I missed him and I was looking forward to an evening out in hopes it would distract me from the loneliness I was feeling….
Posted in Family and Relationships, Holidays and Seasons | By LoriGraceH
November 22, 2016
For These Things, I am Truly Grateful!
Many people use the month of November to post each day something they are thankful for. My “thankful” list could be broken down to cover the 30 days of November and then some! On top of that, I have multitude of blessing that I’m sure aren’t covered here, though I did try to make my categories broad enough to cover almost everything. So here it is – My annual Thankful List, with a few minor tweeks, just as relevant today as it…
Posted in Choosing Happiness, Family and Relationships | By LoriGraceH
July 13, 2016
Wrynlee’s Birth
Today I have the honor of being present in the delivery room when my 5th grandchild, my 2nd Granddaughter, Wrynlee is born. I had a similar experience two years ago the day her big brother Walker was born so I know the kinds of emotions the experience bring. As I prepare mentally for this incredible and moving experience, I’m filled with awe and wonder about birth, babies, children and life. On that very first day when my daughter announced to…
Posted in Family and Relationships | By LoriGraceH
May 9, 2016
The Great American Road Trip – A Roundup of Road Trip Posts
The family road trip has become the stylish American vacation! Its popularity began to grow after World War II, when car manufacturing really took off and the automobile became affordable for most American families. Of course, the interstate highway system was also rapidly growing and developing at the same time. All this worked together to enable American families to travel the country on family road trips! In celebration of my ebook “American Road Trip . . . Vacation Planner” I have…
Posted in Family and Relationships | By LoriGraceH
April 18, 2016
Staying Close to Far Away Grandkids
Do you have children that you love, who don’t live close to you? Many of us have grandchildren, or nieces or nephews or children of whom we have shared custody. It’s often difficult to stay close to those far away littles that We love so dearly! For me it is two of my grandchildren, G1 and G3, who don’t live close to me right now. My parents were entering their 40s when I was born and three of my grandparents…
Posted in Family and Relationships, Happy, Healthy, Smart Kids! | By LoriGraceH
February 24, 2016
Boy or Girl – A Blessing Either Way!
In seven days we get to find out the gender of grandbaby #5! Well, Mommy and Daddy and Gramma (me) do! The rest of the family has to wait five days until the gender revel party. Grandpa and one Auntie have threatened me with torture if I don’t tell them! Somehow I’ll find the strength to keep the secret! Currently I have three grandsons and one granddaughter. G1 and G3 (the granddaughter) live three hours away from me so I…
Posted in Family and Relationships, Uncategorized | By LoriGraceH
November 12, 2015
August 27, 2015
Remembering Our Boys’ Bio Parents
When our girls were 11 and 12, we adopted two brothers who were 13 and 14 at the time. The boys had lost their mom when they were just babies and their dad about three years before. One of the priorities I had at that time was to help the boys have fond memories and feelings about their family. I wanted to make sure they felt like we were an addition to their family, not a replacement. (They still have…
Posted in Family and Relationships, Uncategorized | By LoriGraceH
August 12, 2015
Family Rises Above
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Posted in Choosing Happiness, Family and Relationships | By LoriGraceH
August 4, 2015
Back to School Shopping – In The Good Ol’ Days
Back to School Shopping in the Good Ol’ Days Back to School Shopping – In the Good Ol’ Days! When I was a little girl school shopping was a grand adventure! My oldest sister graduated from high school the year after I was born. But my next two sisters were 5 and 6 years older than me and so they were interested in finding just the right fashion to impress their friends. That “grown-up” girl attitude made things especially…
Posted in Family and Relationships | By LoriGraceH
July 24, 2015
A Sneak Peek into the Vacation Planner!
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July 22, 2015
Focus on How You Treat Others
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