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Honoring Grandparents
When Marian McQuade worked to institute a day of recognition in the United States for the wisdom of grandparents, she was thinking about how to honor the millions of senior citizens needing loving care. Eventually becoming a grandmother of 43 herself, Ms. McQuade achieved her dream of establishing Grandparents Day. The legal document creating the celebration states that the day be set aside “… to honor grandparents, to give grandparents an opportunity to show love for their children’s children, and to help children become aware of strength, information, and guidance … Continue reading
Grandparents Day
Are you a grandparent? Do you still have a grandparent? Did you know that yesterday was Grandparents Day? It’s not a very well publicized holiday, but for the last 30 years it has been one in the United States, celebrated in September on the first Sunday after Labor Day. When it was first celebrated, there were 17 million grandparents in the country, now there are more than 70 million. Creating a day to pay tribute to grandparents was the idea of Marian McQuade, who worked with senior citizens for many … Continue reading
a unique mother’s day
With Mother’s Day a week away, have your children asked you how you would like to celebrate? For some of us, this is a hard question to answer. We’ve been so used to doing for, and taking care of, our families that somehow we may have forgotten how to focus on our own desires. Maybe we need this day to give us the impetus – and permission – to meet our needs for a change. So what do you want to do to enjoy your special day? Think about it … Continue reading
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