Everyone wins when children are able to develop close ties to their grandparents. Here are some ways that mothers can encourage a relationship between their parents or in-laws and their children. * If grandparents live far away, consider starting a family blog. I have a …
Giveaway: Bible Study and How-to in One Fun Package
Preparing My Heart for Grandparenting: Passing on a Legacy of Faith On Father’s Day 2010, we welcomed our fifth grandchild. And now in September, I’m pleased to also announce the birth of my first book—Preparing My Heart for Grandparenting: For Grandparents at Any Stage of …
Preparing My Heart for Grandparenting
* Affiliate links included. “If I would have known grandchildren were going to be so much fun, I would have had them first.” Though author Lydia E. Harris didn’t pen that phrase, her love for grandparenting permeates her new book, Preparing My Heart for Grandparenting. A …
Dinner-On-The-Go
Fall sports and music practices are underway. Between practices and work, many families are eating on the run during the week. Besides getting old quick, fast food is more expensive and less healthy than a meal prepared at home. Of course with back-to-back practices that’s …
Spitting Llamas & Pride
Several years ago when our children were still quite young I decided to take them for an afternoon visit to Timber-lee Christian Center, a Christian camp that has a petting zoo, just north of the Wisconsin border. We walked into the gated area and found …
Small House Done Right
Our August guest blogger is Tea from Homemaker’s Heart . If you would like to join our blogroll and become a guest blogger, click here. I just saw the neatest video on yahoo! (Click here) It was all about this guy who builds and lives …
Gateway to the World
As we get older, we sometimes define ourselves (or are defined by others) by our limitations or what we can’t do. This can be especially true in applying for jobs or trying to start a new business or ministry. We may be healthy and not …
Playing Puppies
Tonight the little boys wanted to play “puppies”. I was tired after a long day of teaching school, followed by helping out at the party for my husband’s office. A stack of dishes from the party waited in my sink….and I wanted to just tell …
Lydia
Hi, I’m Lydia Harris, also known as Aunt-TEA Lydia and Grandma Tea. I received these titles because I love to share tea with others and write the column, “A Cup of Tea with Lydia.” My husband enjoys tea, too. So after our fortieth anniversary, he …
What’s Your Leadership Style?
Have you ever wondered what type of leader you are? Do you have a pioneering style or do your strengths lie in strategic leadership? Maybe it is administration, team building, or encouraging leadership. When we know our natural leadership bent, it brings clarity and greater …