Peace for Weary Travelers
Posted by Lynn Wehner in Homemaking on Thursday, December 23, 2010
Expecting house guests this weekend for Christmas? Or later this season?
Most likely, they’ve come a long way to spend some time with your family, and most likely they’re pretty fried by the time they’ve braved traffic, airports, or weather. How can you make their arrival more peaceful? A few last-minute reminders and simple ideas …
1. Greet them at the door with as many luggage carriers as your house... READ MORE
Be Fruitful, Multiply
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, February 23, 2010
From the New York Times comes the story of Yitta Schwartz who died last month leaving nearly 2,000 living descendants—including 15 children, over 200 grandchildren and too many great- and great-great grands to count.
There were so many occasions that, to avoid scheduling conflicts, one of her sons was assigned to keep a family calendar. But her family insists that Mrs. Schwartz had no trouble remembering everyone’s name and face.
What a wonderful, beautiful legacy!
Welcome, Sister!
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, September 04, 2009
My youngest sister has spent the summer in Italy working as a nanny.
Today she comes home, and will be attending the community college near our house. She’s going to be living with us.
I’m really excited. Tirienne (for all you name geeks out there: her name is my parents’ feminization of King Tirian’s in C. S. Lewis’s The Last Battle) is eight years younger than me. I left home when she was not... READ MORE
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