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10 FunFall Break Activities To Do With Your Grandchildren

10 Fun Fall Activities To Do With Your Grandchildren

It’s fall break time! Are you looking for some fun fall activities to do with your children and/or grandchildren? Here are some activities that the whole family can enjoy. Great Ideas for Fall Break 1. Beach Trip – I put this at the top, because that is our usual, but this year things changed a […]

You Can Live Forever

“Forever With Jesus” is a child’s book written by Lee Ann Mancini and illustrated by Dan Sharp. The book was given to me by the publisher in exchange for a review. I was once again happy to review a book for children especially since I have 20 grandchildren. God is good! This is the third […]

The Greatest Lesson My Dad Ever Taught Me

My dad has taught me many lessons throughout life. He is one man that I really miss now that he’s been in heaven since 1994. What a blessed hope knowing that I will one day reunite with him in the presence of our Savior. My dad loved his family and although he had to work […]

Drop Everythig and Let's Play Drop It Review for Kosmos Game

Drop Everything and Let’s Play Drop It!

Drop everything and let’s play Drop It. Yes, we are having a family game night and are playing a new game that was given to me from Tryazon for my honest review. The name of the Game is Drop It which is a new board game by Thames and Kosmos. The gist of the game: […]

A Round Up of 10 Valentine Gifts Suitable and Meaningful for Grandparents

Valentine’s Day is so very close and maybe you are looking for a last minute gift for Grandma or Grandpa. Here are 10 gift ideas that might be helpful and suitable for them. I’m sure you can find something that they will love. Honestly, being a grandparent, I don’t have to have an expensive gift, […]

The Great Missing Flag Caper! – A Patriotic Book Review For Children

Do you love America? I do. But I realize at this point, America is not in very good shape. Oh how we need to pray for our country. But I do praise the Lord that this world is not my home and I’m just passing through and one day I will inherit an eternal country […]

A Tribute to the Best HVAC TECH I know on National HVAC Tech Day

In 2016, National HVAC Tech Day (You can read more about it here) was created to show appreciation for all HVAC technicians in the industry. Do you know or have a great HVAC Tech that takes care of your heating and air problems? The greatest HVAC Tech I know happens to be my husband. […]

“God’s Easter Miracle” – A Book Review

“God’s Easter Miracles” is a child’s book written by Lee Ann Mancini and illustrated by Dan Sharp. The book was given to me by the publisher in exchange for a review. Being the grandma of 19, I was once again happy to review a book for children. This is the second book I reviewed by Lee […]

I’m Going To Give You A Bear Hug! – A Book Review

Who doesn’t like hugs? And especially great big bear hugs? “I’m Going To Give You A Bear Hug!” by Caroline B. Cooney and illustrated by Tim Warnes is just what it says: a book about hugs. In this book you will find all kinds of hugs – bear hugs, dog hugs, cat hugs, horse hugs, […]

Say & Pray Devotions firs words prayers - book review on devotional book for your little ones

Say & Pray Devotions: First Words, Devotions, and Prayers – A Book Review

Say & Pray Devotions is an adorable hardback book for children that will help teach them the importance of reading God’s Word and associating everything with the Creator. The author is Diane Stortz and the illustrater is Sarah Ward. They have done a beautiful job in putting this little book together. Affiliate links are associated […]

A Servant Like Jesus – A Book Review

“A Servant Like Jesus” is a child’s book written by Lee Ann Mancini and illustrated by Dan Sharp. The books was given to me by the publisher in exchange for a review. I was happy to review this book because it is a child’s book and I have LOTS of grandchildren – 19 in all! […]

Parenting – A Book Review and a giveaway

Parenting for many of us is a great struggle. Really, it is a life long process; by the time your children are grown, then you are doing grand parenting. Do you sometimes feel lost in this tremendous God given responsibility? I know I have felt that way many times. “Parenting” by Paul David […]

10 Lessons Grandma learned from the Littles

This grandma was privileged to go on an outing with a couple of her grand littles this past week. It is amazing what lessons can be learned from these special times together. Note: Affiliate Links are associated with this post – Disclosure Here “Grandma, you never got me anything for my K5 graduation!” said K. […]

5 Sure Ways to Make Your Day Run Smoother

5 sure ways to help your day run smoother

Are you looking for ways to help your day to run smoother? Are there days you feel overwhelmed and disorganized or frazzled? I find if I make these five tasks a priority that my day runs much smoother. These 5 tasks not only help my day to run smoother, but they help me to keep my “act […]

5 Steps to Assist you in Parenting

Steps to assist you in parenting is something we all would love; In fact we would love it even more if they were simple steps. But to be truthful, parenting is not always simple; however, there are a few steps that we can put into our hearts and minds to help simplify it. Actually, the […]

New Hobby for 2016-Really? I Never Would Have Guessed!

My new hobby for this year is ….. Can you guess? This new hobby is certainly not one that I would have chosen. But sometimes the Lord has a way of choosing things for you. 🙂 What is your hobby? Do you have a new hobby for the year? I would love to hear how […]

12 Ways to show your husband you are glad to be “stuck” with him

Stuck with him, yes, till death do us part, I am stuck with him, my husband! What a blessing and a privilege! Do you still have your husband’s heart? Are you still glad to be “stuck with him”? If you have a Christ Centered Home, then being stuck with him ought to be a […]

How To Be The Best Grandma Ever!

Well, it’s that time of the week again and here they come. It is time to babysit the grandkids! Hooray! Now I have a chance to be the best grandma ever! After all who doesn’t want their grandkids to love them? And what grandma doesn’t want to be awesome? So now is my chance! NOT! They […]

10 Great Activities To Do With Your Grandchildren

I feel like I am always trying to find something for the grandkids to do. What do you consider some great activities for your grandchildren? Since I have 20 grandchildren, it is often a challenge to think of great things for them to do. I’m not saying that you always need to think of something, […]

6 Characteristics of a Godly Father

What comes to your mind when thinking of characteristics of a godly father? Blessed with a godly Father One cannot help but think about their father when Father’s Day rolls around. Truth is – I think about my father many more times than that! I am so thankful that He was a godly father! He left […]

Married to the Right Man – 42 Reasons Why

Every year I try to update this post and add a reason that I know I’m married to the right man. I praise the Lord for giving that man to me. He is definitely the person that God wanted me to marry and I’m thankful for the many years God has given us together. Not […]

The “Littles” Cook with Grandma

Cookin’ with the “Littles” at Grandma’s House This is a sponsored post with affiliate links. Grandma, may we watch the Berenstain Bears? I hear that quite often when the “littles’ come to Grandma’s house. I keep a playlist of the Berenstain Bears so they can choose the one they want to watch. This is […]

Eleven Important Ways to Pray for your Children and Grandchildren – Free Printable Bookmark

Do you know how to pray for your children and grandchildren? Or I should say do you pray for your children and grandchildren every day? We ought to. This bookmark lists eleven important and helpful way to do just that. You can enjoy your free copy of this printable bookmark on How to Pray for […]

Sisters are Tied Together With Heartstrings

10 Things I admire about My Sister

This is a Tribute to my sister, Judy; HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I love and appreciate you as my sister and friend. I am so blessed! She loved her little sisters and little brother and her big sister. Basically she loves her siblings. She is the one who remembers all our birthdays, anniversaries, etc. and works hard […]

Serving God – Others or Our Own First?

Now that our nest is empty, I often think I need to do so many “things” to be serving the Lord, but where is my most important place of service? Here are some things I am learning: Affiliate links associated with this post – Read my disclosure here. ~William Burkitt’s Expository Notes1 Timothy 5:8 But if […]

The Ins and Outs of Running a Business from a Christian Wife’s Point of View

There were many times we thought about running our own business, only to come to the conclusion that there was no way. It just was not reasonable for us and there were a thousand reasons why it would not work, But as time went on, this thought actually became a reality. Should We or Shouldn’t […]

LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH -What Kind Of A Legacy Are You Leaving?

I recently attended a baby shower and was asked to do a devotional. I’ve been reading an ebook by Ken Ham and Steve Ham entitled Raising godly children in and ungodly world – Leaving a Lasting Legacy. As I was thinking about this, the words Live, Love, and Laugh that are often displayed in homes came to […]

The Big 60!

Planning It that’s time of year again! My birthday! This was the year of the big 60! I decided to plan my own birthday party! 🙂 This was the first time I had ever done this, but I decided what I would really like for my birthday and planned it that way. These were the […]

Two Mountain Top Experiences at the Same Time

Oh how we enjoyed our mountain top experience at Little Lost Cove Cliffs in NC. It is quite a rugged hike, but worth it at the end. In fact a few times it was quite agonizing for me trying to make it to the top, but I finally did. Not only was it gorgeous, but […]

A Tribute to My Mother-In-Law

My Mother-in-law is a special lady. We have been blessed to still have this lady in our lives since my mom, grandmom, and grandmom-in-law are all now in heaven. They are missed dearly, but we are thankful for the hope of seeing them again one day. With Mother’s Day Coming Soon, we always want […]

Some Juice and a white thing

We have been praying for our grandson, JD to get saved. This past Sunday night we had the Lord’s supper and JD wanted to partake when the plates were passed. Of course, he was told he could not until he got saved. After church he kept asking if he could go talk to Mr. B., […]

Some Things do not have an End

Some Things Do Not Have An End I love my family. There are the only thing on earth you can take with you to eternity. How important to share the gospel with all of them! It is exciting to see my grand children, one by one come to know the Lord Jesus Christ as their […]

Even Charlie Brown and Linus Knew the True Meaning of Christmas

You certainly don’t see much of this any more on TV!

Have you Every Heard of a Skype Shower?

Recently, we had our first ladies meeting of the year at our Church. Another lady and myself are in charge of planning these meetings and this year my helper came up with the idea of doing a Skype baby shower for one of our missionaries. Mrs. Joanna Jennings is expecting her first baby and since […]

Another Cute Sign

Fun Day with Audrey and Adalyn

Grandpa and Grandma had such a good day with Audrey and Adalyn today. We ate out at Hallelujah Acres, then went to the Schiele Museum in Gastonia. After that, a trip to the Mighty Dollar so the girls could get some prizes. This free photo slideshow customized with Smilebox

Acts of Kindness–Do they transform lives?

A friend of mine recently shared some blessings that he experienced. Here is what he says: On two different occasions this Memorial Day weekend, God used stranger to bless my family and I in ways that can only be described as uncommon. On the way home from church Sunday, my wife suggested that we stop […]

Wordless Wednesday

Blue Birds lined along our fence and shed Addie was having fun putting the fire hat on Grandma. I participated in Wordless Wednesday. I am learning how to do this. It is fun to link up and see other blogs.

The ABC’s of Christmas

One Christmas our son-in-law and daughter came up with the ABC’s of Christmas. Each letter represents something that goes along with the Christmas story along with the Scripture verses. A is for Abraham, of whom Christ did descend. Through his lineage came the blessing that truly has no end. Gen. 12:3; Mt. 1:1 B is […]

Do You Know God’s Loving Son?

Here is a song sung to the tune of Jesus Loves me that you could sing for Christmas and teach to your little ones. Merry Christmas Everyone, Do you Know God’s Loving Son Who was born in Bethlehem? Shepherds came to worship Him. Wisemen guided by the star As they travelled from afar, Came […]

Protected: Lockhart Update – July through October

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Smiles From Grand Kids

JD, (our grandson) “escaped” from grandpa tonight while being babysat during choir practice. When he returned, Grandpa told him if you touch the doorknob, you might get a whippin’, to which Addy (our grand daughter) exclaimed “I never touch door knobs, Praise the Lord, I won’t get a whippin’.

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