Category Archives: Family
A Fun Puzzle: See How Many Flowers You Know
It’s FJ’s turn for this post, but he has been sick awhile with a nasty cold that’s going around. So, Carole is substituting a puzzle for your fun. Springtime reminds me of flowers. After a cold, snowy winter, flowers heralding spring are a welcome sight. Spring and flowers. If you’re like me, you enjoy looking […]
Continue readingPuzzle 2 for Summer’s here! Family fun time! Can your family solve these puzzles?
Medium difficulty This printable PDF is two pages. The first has the puzzle and word list. The second contains the answers. Enjoy the rest of the summer! For the main post and easy edition of puzzle, click here.
Continue readingSummer’s here! Fun time! Can your family solve these puzzles?
Summer vacation is here. Kids out of school. Halfway through. Running out of things for your kids to do? Need some summer family fun? Here are two WordSearch puzzles for your family to work on. Or you can print out a .PDF version and solve them the old-fashioned way, with a pencil. The words refer […]
Continue readingCan Chronically Ill People Make Plans For Thanksgiving? Yes!
Planning. Planning. And more planning. Yes, with planning for Thanksgiving, chronically ill people can definitely still enjoy the holiday. The origin of the Thanksgiving holiday in the US is rooted in our early history. But several other countries also celebrate their own version: Canada, Australia, Grenada, Liberia, Netherlands, and St. Lucia. Even more countries celebrate […]
Continue readingApologies for Delayed Post
We offer our apologies to our readers for FJ not posting an article in August. We were on vacation and missed the date. Check on September 3rd for FJ’s new post. We hope you had great summer fun.
Continue readingWant to Know How FJ and Carole Feel about Each Other?
Read the tributes Carole and I wrote to each other for our book, Sunbreaks in Unending Storms to find the answer. I’m confident you will see our strong and abiding love. FJ’s Tribute to Carole There was a little Texas galWho came to California and found a special pal. With lovely hair of gold and eyes […]
Continue readingFamily Vacations with Physically-Limited-Mom Fulfilling and Fun
Our family enjoyed fulfilling vacations even while camping with chronic illness and physical limitations endured by Carole. True, adaptations were necessary, but the boys and I gladly adjusted so all of us could spend time together admiring the natural world. Family vacation times included several visits to Lassen Volcanic National Park with its indescribable mountain […]
Continue readingWhat It’s Like to Be a Chronically Ill Mother
IT’S HERE TODAY! FJ and I announce Part 1 as guests on “I Am Not My Pain,” the podcast by Melissa Adams. It debuts at 4am, Central Time, today, June 6, 2023. I speak from my viewpoint as a chronically ill mother, and FJ shares his experiences as husband and dad. Part 2 appears next […]
Continue readingOur Time of Meeting, Dating, and Marrying
How FJ Griffitts meets Carole. I wrote this story for our book Sunbreaks in Unending Storms. I retell it here for your enjoyment. As Gomer Pyle used to say, “Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!” Exactly right, FJ thought. He saw Carole walking across the lawn in front of the campus dorm, hurrying to the office to sign […]
Continue readingI’m the Biggest Helper with Momma’s Autoimmune Disease
Chronic illnesses do not just affect older people. As a matter of fact, they can even appear at birth. A mother of a young son wrote the book I review today. In fact, the project was a family affair. Heather Yaskiw Foisy’s children’s book is entitled I’m the Biggest Helper with Momma’s Autoimmune Disease. Heather […]
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