In this newsletter, hopefully, you will find some new ideas on how to celebrate this holiday season with your friends and family. Thanks to all of you for your kind thoughts and well wishes on the birth of our son, Carter. We're all doing well and are very thankful to be a part of such a caring community. Being a grandparent is like the dessert at the end of a good meal. It's one of the special joys of growing older.
Grandparents sometimes overdo with material goods out of a desire to show their grandchildren love.
This is a very special time for a grandchild. Use the time to share your talents, teach a skill and make something together. If you live far from your grandchildren, call only one grandchild at a time to talk about school and what's happening in both of your lives. You might want to send a young grandchild a book and then read the book over the phone for a few minutes together. Listen to their concerns as well as their joys.