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Mother Writes Lovely Blog About her Preemie

Every once in a while, it is nice to read a lovely blog that a mother has written about her child. There is a blog called Micro-Preemie to Miracle that mom Sarah Bollinger started about her son, Everett, who was born at 15 weeks premature. He’s come a long way! I always find stories about preemies to be very interesting. There is something fascinating about the story of a teeny, tiny, baby that struggles to grow and thrive. Often, their stories are uplifting and inspiring. It is nice to read something positive! Last December, I wrote about a preemie named … Continue reading →

Home School Blogger Spotlight: Small Types

M is for Mom. T is for Teacher. E is for Erin. W is for Wing. B is for blogger. L is for Letter Love. Meet Erin Wing a mom and former elementary school teacher who is the author of the blog, Small Types. Small Types is a blog dedicated to the love of letters. The love for letters will capture you and turn that love into something you bring to your own children. Small Types is one of those amazing blog finds that you bookmark, treasure, and find yourself saying , “Oh that great idea? I got that from … Continue reading →

Preserving Your Family’s Love Stories

Today I went out to run a few errands and I saw Valentine’s Day merchandise everywhere. I saw lots of pink, red, hearts, flowers, and chocolates galore. I am not sure if I had just passed by the stuff for weeks without noticing it, but today there was no way not to notice it because it was everywhere. Of course, since this is the genealogy blog, I mention all of this only because it caused me to think about the great love stories in all of our family histories that could someday be forgotten if they are not preserved. In … Continue reading →

Holiday Newsletters – A Great Way To Preserve Family History

As Christmas approaches, many of you are probably very busy. There are gifts to wrap, cookies to bake, parties to attend, and many other details that need to be taken care of in the next ten days. While right now may not be the best time to add something else to your extra-large holiday to-do list, I have come across a great family history project that I might implement next holiday season. Family newsletters are a great way to send good tidings to friends and family while providing a glimpse into what your family has been doing for the past … Continue reading →

Great Reasons to Start Working on Genealogy

Everyone has their own reasons for why they have selected genealogy as their hobby. For some people, it is an innate interest in history that drives them to learn more about their ancestors. Perhaps you have a genealogist in your family, whose research has inspired you to do some digging of your own. Or, maybe you are one of the people who simply finds genealogy interesting and cannot get enough of it. Not everyone automatically finds genealogy to be a satisfying pastime, however. In part, I think this is because most people only have a vague idea about what genealogy … Continue reading →

Scrapping Puppy Love

Most pet owners love their fur babies as much (and at times, more) than their human offspring. Consequently, it stand to reason that the four-legged members of the family get equal time when comes to scrapbook space. One of my best friend’s is a huge animal lover. She has three dogs, two cats, a horse, a gerbil, chickens and a bunny. Oh, and she has four children too. Given the size of her brood, it’s no surprise that most of her scrapbooks contain an equal mix of pets and kids. What makes her layouts so special is the way she … Continue reading →

Marriage–Staying In Love

Your marriage is the foundation of your family. When you first were married you only had each other to depend on. You did not have distractions or children pulling your attention away from the time that you spent together. As your family as grown and your careers have become busier it may be more difficult to find time to strengthen your relationship. It is important to take time to stay in love. One simple way to stay in love with each other is to spend time together, just being together. Do not talk about the kids, or your complaints about … Continue reading →

Symbols of Love

The other day I wrote how a perfect red camellia was, for me, a symbol of love. One other time it was a vase of sweet peas. For many people flowers, in particular roses, are a symbol of love. For my father roses were anything but symbols of love. He hated roses. When Mum and Dad bought a house with beds of roses in it, every one of those roses were dug out by Mum since Dad had a bad heart and couldn’t do the digging. Their removal and absence was, in a way, a symbol of love. Of course … Continue reading →

Love Is…

When Wayne and I first started dating back in the mid-80s, one of Denver’s papers (can’t remember now if it was the Rocky Mountain News or the Denver Post) ran the syndicated comic strip “Love Is…” drawn by Kim Casali. My sister was the one who had first introduced me to it, but Wayne was the one who gave it meaning. You see, even way, way, way back then we had a commuter relationship. I lived with my mom in Denver where I went to high school; he lived down in Gunnison where he went to college. Most relationships don’t … Continue reading →

Letter Writing Journaling

Specifically I saved this particular article for today. It is my daughter’s 10th birthday and on every single birthday layout I completed, I tend to do a letter as my journaling. Letter writing feels good, because you can write to the person, and you aren’t as obligated to feel like you have to fill in missing information. The best part of letter writing journaling is that it is the ability to convey your message to the person the layout is for. For instance, today I will be creating a journaling letter for my daughter’s birthday, even though the photographs have … Continue reading →