Legacy Coalition Blog Team

Written by Deborah Haddix, Writer, Speaker, and Christian Life Coach It’s been nearly ten years since my dad passed away, and even now, many precious and treasured memories from that time are stored in my heart. One such memory emanates from the planning of his funeral. As we sat together, sharing memories and nailing down […]

Written by Deb del Villar, Director of Communications Making memories and passing them along are some of grandparents’ favorite things to do. Memories have become even more precious as we age. They have to do with our family stories and keepsakes – those intangible feelings that are aroused and those tangible items that bring deep

Written by Judy Douglass, Author, Blogger, and Podcaster December makes us think of decorations, family, food, giving and receiving gifts, and celebrating the redemptive birth of Jesus. Just as God gave us the best of all gifts, we can give too. Giving gifts is one of my favorite activities of my life. To friends. To

Written by Leona Bergstrom, Director, Re-Ignite Using cut-up U-Haul boxes and a roll of duct tape, we created a container suitable to check in for our flight home. Inside it, we packed two enormous bear heads. Not real ones, of course. These were plush, soft, and very ugly pillows – Christmas gifts given to our

Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist In Part 1 of this blog, I discussed the importance of self-care for grandparents raising grandchildren. Now, I’d like to share how grandparents can nurture family relationships while caring for grandchildren and seek mental health and legal help, if necessary. I will end with some misconceptions and

Written by Dr. Joannie DeBrito, Family Support Specialist The time of life when we have the privilege of enjoying our grandchildren can be very fulfilling and fun. But for some grandparents, it’s more complicated. Rather than enjoying their post-parenting years watching their children take on the primary caregiving of their own children, they’ve found themselves

Written by Deb del Villar, Director of Communications Have you ever tried to catch a flittering, fluttering butterfly? Just when you think you have it, it darts off in another direction, here and there, up and down, all around! Then, something changes – a beautiful red flower has attracted the butterfly’s full attention. The butterfly

Written by Deb del Villar, Director of Communications Have you ever been on a treasure hunt? I haven’t ever followed an authentic treasure map with an “X” marking the spot to a chest filled with jewels. Yet, I have experienced treasure hunting! Every summer during childhood we went to Long Beach Island in New Jersey

Written by Assunta Maria Vickers Nineteen flight-hours away from my Southern California life, Sweden is cold, wet, dark, and bleak. Frost on my breath fogs my glasses. It’s late, close to midnight at landing. Wearily recalling the route, I concentrate to ensure the cabbie is driving the right way. I saved up a long time

Written by Sylvia Schroeder, blogger of When the House is Quiet “Sie ist zu klein,” I can almost imagine my last Grandpa saying, his words spread thick with a German accent. “She is too small.”   I never knew any of my grandparents. I don’t honestly know what it was like when he said those words. I can’t