family fun | To Love, Honor and Vacuum

10 Ways Grandparents Can Connect with Their Grandkids

by Sarah Kim | May 15, 2018 | family fun, Parenting

Connecting with your grandkids can be tough. They’re always on their phones, there can be weird family dynamics, and although you love them to absolute pieces, it can be difficult to figure out where you all fit in each other’s lives. It’s Rebecca on...

Funny Things I Don’t Understand About Children

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | May 11, 2018 | family fun, Parenting

Mother’s Day is on Sunday, and I’m not even in the same continent to celebrate with my kids! Keith and I are in the middle of our Australian tour, and we’re having great fun (I’ll post some pictures next week!). But I recently ran across this...

Why We Need Weddings: Some Deep Thoughts About Marriage & Community

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Mar 1, 2018 | culture, family fun, preparing for marriage

My daughter got married on Saturday, and I’ve been thinking a bit about how a wedding can help a couple start well. I’ll get back to regularly scheduled programming on the blog soon, but I’ve got a lot of jumbled thoughts in my head still after last...

10 Ways to Laugh with Extended Family this Christmas

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Dec 19, 2017 | family fun, holidays

Are your Christmases with extended family often, quite frankly, boring? When I was younger I loved Christmas. It brought family, which meant having other children to play with and to sleep over–it was the best part of my year. Unfortunately, my grandparents were...

Setting Boundaries with Your Aging Parents–Because You Can’t Do Everything!

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Nov 3, 2017 | aging, Bible, family fun, responsibility, time management

How do you set boundaries on how much help you can reasonably give to aging parents? Okay, last week I wrote a post on a whim about how parents should really try to help their adult children who will be caring for them one day, by moving closer, getting rid of stuff,...

Top 10 Ways Vacations with Your Kids Can Be Amazing

by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 1, 2017 | family fun, holidays, spending time together

Taking vacations with kids is what summer is all about! Whenever summer comes I think camping and airplanes and laughter and hotel rooms and bugs. And it’s awesome. My youngest daughter turned 20 last week, so I have no more teenagers. But we still try to take...

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About Sheila

Sheila Wray Gregoire has been married for 25 years and happily married for 20! She loves traveling around North America with her hubby in their RV, giving her signature "Girl Talk" about sex and marriage. And she's written 8 books. About sex and marriage. See a theme here? Plus she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.