My grandmother passed away this summer after 90 years of blessing those around her. She’s actually the inspiration for this whole series. Now, before you get this image of mild-mannered, quiet church lady who smiled sweetly all of the time, baked and all of that stuff “blessing’” and “grandmother” in the same sentence may conjure…

Well, here we are at the end of one year and the beginning of another. I love fresh starts. In my family, my mom made a major life altering decision one New Year’s Day that may not have been a resolution, but it sure turned out to be one of the best she could have…

Christmas morning means different things to different families. For some families it is all about Jesus. For other families it is all about Santa Claus. For most families, it is somewhere between the two. What was Christmas morning like when you were a child? What stands out to you the most? Consider the seemingly silly…

I’ll admit it: Santa Claus was a rockstar in my youth and continues to be today. I loved waking up early Christmas morning to see what surprises I might find. My brother David and I would creep downstairs and check out all the presents under the tree, reading labels by the tree lights, as it…

When I was a child, I remember baking cream pie with my great-grandmother, Mamu. Mamu would let us stir the cream mixture in the pot on the stove and also roll out the pie crust, dusting it with sugar before pouring the cream. She even had tiny pie tins in which my brother and I…

Life is precious and the stories we can share with our loved ones about our lives are priceless and also so very precious. Those stories give us a glimpse into our family and can help us understand history and ourselves in a whole new way. Are you documenting your stories to be shared with future…

At this time of year, so much focus seems to fall on baking– whether it is pumpkin or apple pie at Thanksgiving or brilliantly decorated sugar cookies for Christmas or my friend Donna’s famous peanut butter balls which very much resemble Buckeyes I enjoyed as a child with my family. In some families, baking can…

Happy Thanksgiving, friends! With the holiday just days away, this week’s prompt is all about Turkey Day, family and giving thanks. I’m about to hop on a plane to see my husband and kids, as I’ve been away all week for work and I’m super thankful for air travel at the moment! I am really…

Thank you for joining me on my series, Memories to Share. It is my hope this series will guide you in recording family stories and personal memories to share with loved ones, as well as help you to ask others to collect Memories to Share with you someday. Week 6’s prompt is: Have you ever…

I hope that you have been enjoying Memories to Share. It is my hope this series will guide you in recording family stories and personal memories to share with loved ones, as well as help you to ask others to collect Memories to Share with you someday. One kind reader wrote in just after I launched…

Good morning! I’m sorry I am a bit late in posting this week’s Memories to Share memory prompt. It has been a full couple of days (er, actually months!) with the wine app development, family stuff/general life and my brother deploying to the Middle East last week. Although my brother lives in a different city and I…