Author: Susan Adcox
Publisher: Family Tree Books
ISBN: 9781440332852
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Share Your Love, Share Your Stories! Your grandchild is the cherished next chapter of your family's story. Let this guided journal help you share your own chapter of this story with your grandchild. The prompts will help you use your own words to tell your life stories from childhood to present day. Share memories of your parents and your schooldays, the important lessons you learned as a young adult, the wisdom you've gained from raising a family, and the hopes and dreams you have for your grandchild. Whether you live around the corner or across the country from your grandchild, the stories you share in these pages will connect the generations of your family for years to come.
Stories From My Grandparent
Author: Susan Adcox
Publisher: Family Tree Books
ISBN: 9781440332852
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Share Your Love, Share Your Stories! Your grandchild is the cherished next chapter of your family's story. Let this guided journal help you share your own chapter of this story with your grandchild. The prompts will help you use your own words to tell your life stories from childhood to present day. Share memories of your parents and your schooldays, the important lessons you learned as a young adult, the wisdom you've gained from raising a family, and the hopes and dreams you have for your grandchild. Whether you live around the corner or across the country from your grandchild, the stories you share in these pages will connect the generations of your family for years to come.
Publisher: Family Tree Books
ISBN: 9781440332852
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Share Your Love, Share Your Stories! Your grandchild is the cherished next chapter of your family's story. Let this guided journal help you share your own chapter of this story with your grandchild. The prompts will help you use your own words to tell your life stories from childhood to present day. Share memories of your parents and your schooldays, the important lessons you learned as a young adult, the wisdom you've gained from raising a family, and the hopes and dreams you have for your grandchild. Whether you live around the corner or across the country from your grandchild, the stories you share in these pages will connect the generations of your family for years to come.
Tell Your Story
Author: Christopher B. Sanford
Publisher:
ISBN: 1413485367
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
I became interested in Reminiscence Writing almost twenty years ago, when I had never heard of it. The dean at a North Carolina community college where I was teaching called me in, showed me a brief newspaper clipping about a reminiscence-writing class in Oregon, and asked, "Could we do something like this here?" When I foolishly said yes, he asked, "How about working up a syllabus so we can offer it next semester?" So I did (and heaven only knows what I said in that syllabus!), we offered it, and about a dozen people showed up. And we were off and running. Over the years, I have taught Reminiscence Writing at least a dozen times, as a course that ran anywhere from six weeks to a semester. I have taught the course at that same community college, in Duke University's Institute for Learning in Retirement (four times--a record in a program where classes are normally offered only once), in a similar program at North Carolina State University, and even at a local retirement community. I taught my students a lot. And they responded by teaching me even more. Everything in Tell Your Story has come out of the group experiences in these many reminiscence writing classes. The message (for you!!): You have a story to tell -- even if you don't think you have ever done anything "interesting." (The interest comes from how you tell your story, not from what you may have done or seen.) It is important for you (and your children and grandchildren and nieces and nephews) to preserve your story (and stories) in an interesting and readable form -- if you don't, something valuable has been lost. So you're not a writer? No matter. If you can write a postcard (or, today, an e-mail message), you can tell yourstories. This book will show you how. One step at a time, you can write down the interesting stories of your life (and they will be interesting, because of the way you will tell them), you can accumulate lots of stories (more than you would have imagined), you can compile them into a slim (but growing) volume, and you can have them printed (at modest cost) to share with family and even with the wider world. In this book I've included some of my favorite reminiscences. Now let's get started on yours.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1413485367
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
I became interested in Reminiscence Writing almost twenty years ago, when I had never heard of it. The dean at a North Carolina community college where I was teaching called me in, showed me a brief newspaper clipping about a reminiscence-writing class in Oregon, and asked, "Could we do something like this here?" When I foolishly said yes, he asked, "How about working up a syllabus so we can offer it next semester?" So I did (and heaven only knows what I said in that syllabus!), we offered it, and about a dozen people showed up. And we were off and running. Over the years, I have taught Reminiscence Writing at least a dozen times, as a course that ran anywhere from six weeks to a semester. I have taught the course at that same community college, in Duke University's Institute for Learning in Retirement (four times--a record in a program where classes are normally offered only once), in a similar program at North Carolina State University, and even at a local retirement community. I taught my students a lot. And they responded by teaching me even more. Everything in Tell Your Story has come out of the group experiences in these many reminiscence writing classes. The message (for you!!): You have a story to tell -- even if you don't think you have ever done anything "interesting." (The interest comes from how you tell your story, not from what you may have done or seen.) It is important for you (and your children and grandchildren and nieces and nephews) to preserve your story (and stories) in an interesting and readable form -- if you don't, something valuable has been lost. So you're not a writer? No matter. If you can write a postcard (or, today, an e-mail message), you can tell yourstories. This book will show you how. One step at a time, you can write down the interesting stories of your life (and they will be interesting, because of the way you will tell them), you can accumulate lots of stories (more than you would have imagined), you can compile them into a slim (but growing) volume, and you can have them printed (at modest cost) to share with family and even with the wider world. In this book I've included some of my favorite reminiscences. Now let's get started on yours.
Tales for my grandchildren
Author: Tales
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Things the Grandchildren Should Know
Author: Mark Oliver Everett
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312429177
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Drawing upon the relentless tragedies in his life for inspiration in writing highly acclaimed music with his indie rock group, the Eels, Everett pens a memoir that is a rich and poignant narrative on coming of age, love, death, and the creative vision.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 0312429177
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Drawing upon the relentless tragedies in his life for inspiration in writing highly acclaimed music with his indie rock group, the Eels, Everett pens a memoir that is a rich and poignant narrative on coming of age, love, death, and the creative vision.
Tales for My Grandchildren
Author: Edith Elizabeth PYM
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children's poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Listening to God
Author: Shlomo Riskin
Publisher: Maggid
ISBN: 9781592642922
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
See the divine in every human encounter. Be receptive to God's voice. Act out of faith. These are just a few of the life lessons Rabbi Shlomo Riskin imparts in this collection of personal stories. Rabbi Riskin takes us from his grandmother's Brooklyn Shabbat table to the vibrant community
Publisher: Maggid
ISBN: 9781592642922
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
See the divine in every human encounter. Be receptive to God's voice. Act out of faith. These are just a few of the life lessons Rabbi Shlomo Riskin imparts in this collection of personal stories. Rabbi Riskin takes us from his grandmother's Brooklyn Shabbat table to the vibrant community
From Your Grandfather
Author: Paige Gilchrist
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781600590931
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Grandfathers connect us to the past and give us the wisdom we need to face the future. That's why this artfully designed keepsake offers grandfathers their own special vehicle for sharing their lives with the youngest generation. The contemporary styling and irresistible format--featuring helpful questions written from the grandchild's perspective--make it wonderfully easy to explore family history. There's space to mention favorite relatives, jot down beloved stories, and pass on the important lessons that Grandfather learned from his parents--and grandparents. He can recount details of his childhood and teen years; reminisce about how he met Grandma; and reflect on his own experiences with fatherhood. Because the grandchild is also the star, there are questions to inspire Grandfather to remember when he first saw his grandchild, reveal what he likes best about being a grandparent, and relate how being a grandparent has changed who he is as a person. And of course, this essential volume has plenty of room to paste in precious photos and mementos.
Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN: 9781600590931
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Grandfathers connect us to the past and give us the wisdom we need to face the future. That's why this artfully designed keepsake offers grandfathers their own special vehicle for sharing their lives with the youngest generation. The contemporary styling and irresistible format--featuring helpful questions written from the grandchild's perspective--make it wonderfully easy to explore family history. There's space to mention favorite relatives, jot down beloved stories, and pass on the important lessons that Grandfather learned from his parents--and grandparents. He can recount details of his childhood and teen years; reminisce about how he met Grandma; and reflect on his own experiences with fatherhood. Because the grandchild is also the star, there are questions to inspire Grandfather to remember when he first saw his grandchild, reveal what he likes best about being a grandparent, and relate how being a grandparent has changed who he is as a person. And of course, this essential volume has plenty of room to paste in precious photos and mementos.
Your Story Matters
Author: Leslie Leyland Fields
Publisher: NavPress
ISBN: 1641582197
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Your Story Matters presents a dynamic and spiritually formative process for understanding and redeeming the past in order to live well in the present and into the future. Leslie Leyland Fields has used and taught this practical and inspiring writing process for decades, helping people from all walks of life to access memory and sift through the truth of their stories. This is not just a book for writers. Each one of us has a story, and understanding God's work in our stories is a vital part of our faith. Through the spiritual practice of writing, we can "remember" his acts among us, "declare his glory among the nations," and pass on to others what we have witnessed of God in this life: the mysterious, the tragic, the miraculous, the ordinary. With a companion video curriculum from RightNow Media, this is a "why not" book as opposed to a "how to" book. Leslie asks each of us an important question: "Why not learn to tell your story, in the context of the grander story of God?"
Publisher: NavPress
ISBN: 1641582197
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Your Story Matters presents a dynamic and spiritually formative process for understanding and redeeming the past in order to live well in the present and into the future. Leslie Leyland Fields has used and taught this practical and inspiring writing process for decades, helping people from all walks of life to access memory and sift through the truth of their stories. This is not just a book for writers. Each one of us has a story, and understanding God's work in our stories is a vital part of our faith. Through the spiritual practice of writing, we can "remember" his acts among us, "declare his glory among the nations," and pass on to others what we have witnessed of God in this life: the mysterious, the tragic, the miraculous, the ordinary. With a companion video curriculum from RightNow Media, this is a "why not" book as opposed to a "how to" book. Leslie asks each of us an important question: "Why not learn to tell your story, in the context of the grander story of God?"
The Gift of Caring
Author: Marcy Cottrell Houle
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1630760986
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The desire to help our elders navigate health issues is clear and universal—how to assure proper care and a good ending is not. Combining adroit storytelling skills with expert advice, The Gift of Caring: Saving Our Parents from the Perils of Modern Healthcare brings the reader into all-too-familiar scenarios facing our aging parents and offers answers to questions we may not know to ask until it’s too late. Author and biologist Marcy Houle shares her personal journey of caring for her father, a surgeon, who developed Alzheimer’s, and later her mother, who succumbed to other medical conditions. Like many children of aging parents, Marcy often felt powerless traveling this sad trajectory—watching them fall through the cracks of a fragmented and confusing healthcare system, where professionals often wrote off their symptoms as “just old age.” Not having the understanding of the changes that come with aging, she was led to believe there was nothing she could do to help. The tragic secret? According to coauthor and geriatrics physician Elizabeth Eckstrom, these symptoms frequently are not “just old age.” Rather, the problem is that the current healthcare delivery model for older people is ill-equipped to provide the comprehensive, person-centered care seniors need. Today, thousands of aging people face unnecessary suffering, hospitalizations, nursing home stays, and even death due to complications that could have been prevented or treated. Even more troubling, many healthcare professionals have had little or no training in the care of older adults. The Gift of Caring reveals these pitfalls and provides families with tools they can use to avoid them. Interspersed with every few chapters of Marcy’s riveting story, Dr. Eckstrom shares professional medical insights, compiled from the latest research, into what Marcy could have done to safeguard her parents. She shows us how to navigate the system, how we can become our loved one’s best advocate, and what we need to know to achieve healthy aging and meaningful, compassionate final years. Honest, at times humorous, and ultimately uplifting, The Gift of Caring sheds new light on aging from twin perspectives: a story of a daughter desperately seeking help for the parents she loves, and a geriatrician who gives us the knowledge we need to insist upon a better way.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1630760986
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
The desire to help our elders navigate health issues is clear and universal—how to assure proper care and a good ending is not. Combining adroit storytelling skills with expert advice, The Gift of Caring: Saving Our Parents from the Perils of Modern Healthcare brings the reader into all-too-familiar scenarios facing our aging parents and offers answers to questions we may not know to ask until it’s too late. Author and biologist Marcy Houle shares her personal journey of caring for her father, a surgeon, who developed Alzheimer’s, and later her mother, who succumbed to other medical conditions. Like many children of aging parents, Marcy often felt powerless traveling this sad trajectory—watching them fall through the cracks of a fragmented and confusing healthcare system, where professionals often wrote off their symptoms as “just old age.” Not having the understanding of the changes that come with aging, she was led to believe there was nothing she could do to help. The tragic secret? According to coauthor and geriatrics physician Elizabeth Eckstrom, these symptoms frequently are not “just old age.” Rather, the problem is that the current healthcare delivery model for older people is ill-equipped to provide the comprehensive, person-centered care seniors need. Today, thousands of aging people face unnecessary suffering, hospitalizations, nursing home stays, and even death due to complications that could have been prevented or treated. Even more troubling, many healthcare professionals have had little or no training in the care of older adults. The Gift of Caring reveals these pitfalls and provides families with tools they can use to avoid them. Interspersed with every few chapters of Marcy’s riveting story, Dr. Eckstrom shares professional medical insights, compiled from the latest research, into what Marcy could have done to safeguard her parents. She shows us how to navigate the system, how we can become our loved one’s best advocate, and what we need to know to achieve healthy aging and meaningful, compassionate final years. Honest, at times humorous, and ultimately uplifting, The Gift of Caring sheds new light on aging from twin perspectives: a story of a daughter desperately seeking help for the parents she loves, and a geriatrician who gives us the knowledge we need to insist upon a better way.
My Grandma and Me
Author: Mina Javaherbin
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536246387
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
“A celebration of specific manifestations of universal love. . . . A deep and beautiful book modeling grandmothers as heroines.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In this big universe full of many moons, I have traveled and seen many wonders, but I have never loved anything or anyone the way I love my grandma. While Mina is growing up in Iran, the center of her world is her grandmother. Whether visiting friends next door, going to the mosque for midnight prayers during Ramadan, or taking an imaginary trip around the planets, Mina and her grandma are never far apart. At once deeply personal and utterly universal, Mina Javaherbin’s words make up a love letter of the rarest sort: the kind that shares a bit of its warmth with every reader. Soft, colorful, and full of intricate patterns, Lindsey Yankey’s illustrations feel like a personal invitation into the coziest home filled with familial adoration.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536246387
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
“A celebration of specific manifestations of universal love. . . . A deep and beautiful book modeling grandmothers as heroines.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In this big universe full of many moons, I have traveled and seen many wonders, but I have never loved anything or anyone the way I love my grandma. While Mina is growing up in Iran, the center of her world is her grandmother. Whether visiting friends next door, going to the mosque for midnight prayers during Ramadan, or taking an imaginary trip around the planets, Mina and her grandma are never far apart. At once deeply personal and utterly universal, Mina Javaherbin’s words make up a love letter of the rarest sort: the kind that shares a bit of its warmth with every reader. Soft, colorful, and full of intricate patterns, Lindsey Yankey’s illustrations feel like a personal invitation into the coziest home filled with familial adoration.