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Summer’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 […]

Can You Take Time to Solve This 4th of July Puzzle?

Let’s think about celebrating history this month with a 4th of July puzzle. My apologies to our international readers who may be unfamiliar with this US holiday celebrating our independence. I also included summer activities, so readers from other parts of the world can still enjoy this puzzle. I created this puzzle two years ago, […]

Exercise Is Important: Will You Swim, Bike, Ride, or Count the Time?

Exercise for fun??? Yeah, right! Especially if you, like me, have physical reasons that make exercise difficult. But, wait. Exercising can be fun. Especially if you have friendly competition. Or if you and others serve as a team. Our church sponsors a month-long emphasis on exercise. Each year, people from 20 to 25 U.S. states […]

Family 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 […]

Give This Memorable Gift to Mom–or Anyone Special

Last week, an event sparked an idea for a unique gift for Mother’s Day, May 14. Or for Father’s Day, June 18, Grandparents’ Day, September 10, or Children’s Day, June 11. Or even for yourself. Iron May FJ and I signed up for an event that our church sponsors: Iron May. It lasts throughout May, […]

Can Invisibly Disabled People Plan Time for Fun Projects?

Invisible disabilities: often unpredictable difficulties. Planning: deciding in advance on actions to take to achieve a specific purpose. Planning and invisible disabilities can’t co-exist, can they? In 2005, we bought our first digital camera. Before then, we took slides and have several thousand. For years, I’ve known these slides need to be transferred to digital […]

Our 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 […]

Important, Happy Time! Celebrate This July!

July means celebrating Independence Day for multitudes in the US. But for FJ and Carole, July promises Griffitts’ family celebrations. Sixteen days, scattered throughout the year, exist for us to make merry. However, one-quarter of these happen in July. Our whole family likes to get together for birthdays and anniversaries. We visit one or another’s […]

When You Can’t Do What It’s Super Important to Do

You might think this post is about Carole Griffitts’ family reunion. Well … it is, and it isn’t. My family recently had a reunion. But when I was there, I could NOT do what I really wanted to. That often happens to people with serious limitations. So, what do we do? FJ and I just […]

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