Tag: memories
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Grandparents & Grandchildren Photo Session
There’s nothing like going to visit Mimi and Papi! When I tell my kids I’m taking them to their grandparents house, they whoop and jump around as if I’ve just told them I’m taking them to Disney World. Grandchildren have a special bond with grandparents that is unique from the parent/child relationship. My two young […]
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Conversations With My Mother | Keepsake Journal
Conversations with My Mother is a keepsake journal for collecting a lifetime of your mother’s stories. Interview your mother with engaging questions that will encourage her to provide facts about specific aspects of her life and relate rich details about her experiences. This beautiful journal has places to record dates, write about your mother’s unique […]
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Couple’s Photo Shoot | One-Size-Fits-All Gift
Most of my friends and I have adult children. The question each year is “What do we give them for Christmas?” It was so much easier to pick out Christmas gifts when they were small, but as adults it’s difficult to surprise them. My friend shared her “stroke of genius” idea and came up with […]
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Framed Sentimental Keepsakes
Ever wonder what to do with keepsakes? My mother was extremely creative. She was also very sentimental and rarely threw anything away. One of my favorite keepsakes she framed were my grandfather’s personal items like his old straight blade razor, shaving brush, hair clippers and coin purse. Yes, coin purse. He didn’t like having loose […]
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Rock of Comfort | Condolence Gift
We feel loved when we are comforted. I received a coin purse as a condolence gift with a note that said, “To carry your mother’s memories.” That’s been almost four years ago and I still feel the comfort of my mother’s memories when I open my coin purse. When my co-worker’s mother passed away, I […]
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Wind Chimes | Sympathy & Condolence Gift
When someone you love passes away, it’s like a piece of your heart has been taken. We’ve all experienced it, and appreciate those who want to ease our pain. Sympathy cards are usually the number one item sent. Thank goodness for Hallmark and other companies that make cards that eloquently express how we feel. But for those times when you want […]
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Picture Frames | The Keeper of Memories
Picture frames are wonderful gifts for all occasions. They keep memories close to our hearts by celebrating weddings, birthdays, friendships, vacations, children, couples, and families. There are five of us girls who have been BFFs for close to 40 years. We still enjoy celebrating each other’s birthdays when we are together. This year we decided […]
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Give the Life-Changing Gift of a Summer Camp Experience
Every kid who goes to summer camp always comes back with stories to tell. At summer camp you do things you never get to do at home or at school, and it feels like one big slumber party at night! Everyone makes new friends and bonds from doing all sorts of fun activities together. I […]
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Grandparents Day for a Child Without One
My friend, Jody, told me her son, Austin, was crying because he no longer had any living grandparents to take to Grandparents Day at school. He lost his grandfather earlier in the year. I have known Austin since the day he was born and could not stand it that he was heartbroken. I told Jody […]
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List of Things I Love About You | Anniversary Gift
My dearest friend, Janiece, celebrated her 43rd wedding anniversary by coming up with a list of 43 things she loved about her husband, Bryan. He’s a sentimental guy so this was a perfect anniversary gift. He even wrote about it on Facebook and said, “Cards sometimes don’t convey what you want to say but Janiece […]