Building Connections: Reading Poems to Grandchildren
The Gift of Poetry My almost-five-year-old granddaughter distributed our gifts on Christmas morning. “This one’s really heavy, Grandma,” she announced as she placed a large colored bag beside me on the couch. “I think you should open it...Winter Night – a Poem
Winter Night It snowed and snowed, the whole world over, Snow swept the world from end to end. A candle burned on the table; A candle burned. As during summer midges swarm To beat their wings against a flame Out in the yard the snowflakes swarmed To beat against the...A Parenting Class for Grandparents
Technology in the Nursery I recently discovered that I need to take a parenting class for grandparents. When I was in Denver talking to my daughter and her husband about their soon-to-be-born new baby, I realized, even though I teach child development, I was...Learning to be a Grandparent
I’ve been in Colorado for a week, visiting my youngest daughter and her husband, along with her husband’s parents who flew in from the East Coast. Our children are expecting their first child in March, and it was snowing, so we spent a lot of time sitting in front of...
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