by Elaine McAllister | Dec 3, 2020 | Celebrate Grandparenting, Christmas, Faith, Family, Friends, Grandparenting, Life, Reflecting God
It’s Day Three of the Creche Countdown (but I guess I’m counting UP). December 3, 2020. Still flip-flop weather for me yesterday, but there’s a weather change in store for central Kansas with snow (though not as much as once predicted) and colder...
by Elaine McAllister | Aug 31, 2018 | Family, Grandparenting, Prayer
Part Two! Backpacks are packed. Classrooms are filled. Your prayers are vital. If you missed my blog last week, check it out https://elainemcallister.com/backpacks-classrooms-and-prayers/ as I’ll be building upon it this week. The newness of the school year is...
by Elaine McAllister | Aug 22, 2018 | Faith, Family, Grandparenting
Back-to-School It’s the back-to-school season! Noisy feet shuffle through hallways. Children, tweens, teens, and adults scurry between classrooms. Backpacks hang on hooks and in overflowing lockers. Routines are the norm again in many households. New...
by Elaine McAllister | Aug 2, 2018 | Family, Grandparenting, Life, Writing
My maternal grandmother was a one-time teacher, and a frugal saver of papers. She bound them together between hardback covers from discarded books using metal rings inserted through punched holes to secure them. Several years of Sunday school papers were well...
by Elaine McAllister | Apr 7, 2017 | Life
Hand in hand, mother and daughter walked down the stairs. Shawna and I, both nervous about what was to come, were on an adventure visiting the preschool she would soon be attending. The room was alive with color! Shapes, numbers, and letters decorated the walls. ...
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