Autumn Leaves

Friday’s Grand Connection Fun
by Mary May Larmoyeux

I love autumn! It's my favorite season.

Last week, the Maple Tree on the side of our house was turning brilliant shades of gold. Towering at least 30 feet into the air, as I looked at its branches I remembered Pops planting it decades ago. In my mind I can still see our children posing for pictures by its trunk ... year after year.

Usually this Maple's golden leaves can be enjoyed for weeks, but this year was different. Storms moved through Arkansas at the end of October, and now the hues of yellow and red and orange that painted trees in our neighborhood are virtually gone. Their beauty sure ended far sooner that I anticipated.

Looking at the half-bare limbs reminded me of James 4:14, "... you do not even know what will happen tomorrow."

It makes me think that time moves on ... that like our children, our grands are growing up. Tomorrow is not promised, but we have today.

Well, that's my Tuesday Thought! Do autumn leaves hold any special memories for you?

He is able,
Mary
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Family Guess Who?

Friday's Grand Connection Fun
by Mary May Larmoyeux

If you've been visiting The Grand Connection for a while, you probably know that I love the magazine Family Fun; it's filled with so many great ideas!
This month's issue is no exception; it has a creative tip that Rebecca Beachy shared. Since Rebecca does not live near her family, she has turned an old Guess Who? game a into a Family Guess Who? game.

In the original Guess Who? game, the board is made of cards that flip up to reveal the faces of different people. The object is to "guess" the identity of an opponent's "Mystery Person." Players ask questions to deduce the identity.

For example, if Susie asks Billy, "Does your person have glasses?" and his answer is "No," then Susie would turn down all of the cards of people wearing glasses. As you can tell, this is a really easy game and Pops' and my grandkids love it. The manufacturer recommends Guess Who? for ages 6-12, but two of my grandkids taught me how to play when they were just 3 and 5.

For Rebecca's Family Guess Who? game, she cropped and printed pictures of grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, ... and taped them over the pictures that came with the game. Isn't that creative?

I did something similar to this once and printed off two duplicate stacks of photos of relatives. Then I laminated the pictures and mailed them to long-distance grands, explaining that it was a matching game. On the back of each photo I shared not only the name, but also something about the relative shown.
Hope that you have a great weekend! I may try to make a few garage sales and see if there are any old Guess Who? games out their just begging to be turned into Family Guess Who?

One final note ... the October, November, December issue of Encouraging Women with Hearts for Their Homes is now online. You may want to check it out.

Have a great weekend,
Mary
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P.S. How do you help your grands get to know relatives they seldom see?

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