"DO YOU LIKE HER?"Written by Terry L. Sumerlin
One Saturday, I left shop a little early so that I could change clothes and make it across town in time to officiate a wedding. It was for a very sweet, young couple we know.I was reminded of time not long ago when Sherry and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary. Though we've only been married 35 years, we’d heard so much about 50th anniversary that we decided to go ahead and celebrate it in advance. We had one grand celebration. We went on a cruise and everything. Having actually been married 35 years, and being recognized by state as an officiant; I thought maybe I was qualified to give a little marital advice during ceremony. I considered telling them that had they lived in 1500's they would have been about a month early for wedding. Back then they took their annual baths in May and got married in June. Thus, popularity of June weddings. I decided bride and groom didn't need to know that. What I did tell them was about young man who went to father of his intended to ask for his daughter's hand in marriage. The old gentleman fixed his eyes on his future son-in-law and asked, "Well, son, do you like her?"
| | Raising Creative GrandchildrenWritten by Susan Stump
“Where did he come up with that?” Kids often amaze us with their imaginative ideas, and we should give ourselves a pat on back for playing a role in this development. Innovative thinking is essential for success in school and in life, and it’s our job as parents and grandparents to nurture our kids’ innate desire to be creative. Inventive play fosters original thinking, an asset when children are confronted with new situations. By providing activities that use their creativity and imaginations, we are giving our young ones an important tool to deal with life down road.Give them ideas. Children come up with things to do on their own, but we also need to provide them with new ideas of interesting activities. Think back to what you did as a kid. Did you write a diary, create elaborate puppet shows, or sing and dance for relatives? Share ideas from your own childhood experiences. Offer creative writing ideas like writing an episode for a favorite television show or writing a new ending to a favorite story. Craft projects offer another outlet for inspiring imaginations. Craft kits, especially those from Curiosity Kits and ALEX, offer a wide variety of unusual and fun projects. They’ve brought us a long way from sock puppets of our youth. These manufacturers offer ideas and supplies to make such things as scrapbooks, powerballs, soaps, candy, sun catchers, dolls, planes, dinosaurs, jewelry treasures, and lots of decorative items. Kids can gather ideas from instructions, and then give projects their own unique touches.
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