Family Legacy Gifts for Every Budget
This year, it was important to offer family legacy gifts for every budget. I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes a meaningful gift. Maybe it’s because 2025 has been a tough year for so many [...]
How to Preserve Your Parents’ Life Stories Before It’s Too Late
Why Preserving Your Parents’ Stories Matters The biggest regret of my life is not interviewing my grandmothers while I had the chance. There are so many questions I would ask them today: What was [...]
The Best Gifts for Parents Who Have Everything
It’s that time of the year: time to brainstorm the best gifts for parents who have everything. Every November, my siblings and I start the same conversation: What should we get Dad for [...]
50th Anniversary Gifts for Parents: Memorable Ways to Celebrate
How We Celebrated Our Parents’ 50th Anniversary Nearly a year before we needed to purchase it, my sister and I were already discussing 50th anniversary gifts for our parents. We talked [...]
High School Graduate Gifts
High school graduate gifts have been on my mind a lot this year. My oldest child is graduating soon. I have a lot of feelings about this… I’m excited about their future and all the amazing [...]
School Scrapbooks: How to Organize and Make Them Meaningful
School scrapbooks are on display at most high school graduation parties. Whether the student, a parent, or a grandparent made them, you’re likely to find a stack of lovingly-constructed [...]
The New Love Letter: Write Your ‘How We Met’ Story
My great-grandmother sat down on a cold, wintry Valentine’s Day in 1962 and wrote: “I am thinking tonight of Alva as I last saw him there in the funeral chapel, lying there with closed eyes in [...]
