10 Incredibly Thoughtful, Unique Gifts You (Probably) Never Knew Existed

10 Incredibly Thoughtful, Unique Gifts You (Probably) Never Knew Existed

Back by popular demand: 10 Incredibly Thoughtful, Unique Holiday Gifts That You(Probably) Didn’t Know Existed. I’m posting a little earlier this year, as some of these ideas may take a little prep. But I promise you – they are awesome! While I stuck with my original standards from last year, I added 2 more requirements when gathering my list; 1) The gift must support a small business, either directly or indirectly. 2) The gift helps, in some way, to preserve family history.

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Spending Meaningful Time with Grandparents
Family Stories Cindy Owens Family Stories Cindy Owens

Spending Meaningful Time with Grandparents

Every member has unique talents and skills that they bring to the family. Skills that, if we were to lose a family member tomorrow, we would be losing all that knowledge, a portion of our family’s library. And grandparents, being the most experienced at life (and wisest), have a bundle of life’s tasty tidbits of knowledge and passion to pass on. Here’s how to make this Grandparent’s Day super meaningful.

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Why Grandparents Need to Record Their Story

Why Grandparents Need to Record Their Story

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 65 and over make up 16.5% of the population. That’s over 54 million people. That’s over 3 billion years of history. Of brave beginnings and happy endings. Billions of years of reunions, lessons and loves.

It’s time to record all of it! Your story, your history, wisdom, all of it…with your personality, your humor and your facial expressions. Don’t hold onto history – pass it on!

Here are 9 reasons why grandparents should record their life story…

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