Share the magic today...send in a favorite memory of your grandparents. Gain the secret insight into what you remember & cherish the most from when you were a child...and incorporate that insight into your legacy planning. Or send in your favorite activities, memories, or legacy efforts underway today with your own grandchildren. What a great way to reinforce your legacy commitment while lighting a spark for another grandparent!
Little traditions are so important. And borrowing ideas from others is a superb way to help you develop your own expressions of love. Your grandchildren will be pleasanty surprised which random memories stick, and the warm feelings that are enveloped in the memory.
Decades from now, those little things you do will pay back giant dividends when your grandchildren need them most.
What cherished memories or family traditions can you share?
special events
museums
parties
firework shows
parks, beaches
school plays
recitals
dances
games
shared hobbies
vacations
backyard play
family reunions
favorite songs
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Email Us today. Include a summary of your memory, special idea, or legacy concepts along with a picture for sharing on this page.
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Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.
~Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C
Memory Reflections
One memory that sticks for me are Nutter Butters at the pool. We’d hook up to our “bubbles” and burn our kid energy jumping into the pool and swimming for hours. After some time, grand-mom would come out with a tray of drinks and Nutter Butters. Grand-mom loved Nutter Butters and so of course, we did too. The memory sticks not so much from the cookies, ...but the warm feeling and love they represented. Subtle, seemingly small memories like these can live on like a warm hug more than 30 years later.
Rob, LMG founder…Delaware
Having fun is vital to leading a fulfilling life, and it’s a gift my grandparents gave me. So many family dinners and evenings spent together where several full-out belly laughs were shared by all. They showed us by example that having fun was all about letting go. Living the moment. And, playing like a child.
Rob, LMG founder, Delaware
My father bought my first train set in 1950 when I was seven years old. Still run it today, and my grandson has become a train fanatic too. I've got a "secret room" for my trainsets in the finished crawlspace over the garage and the grandkids love going up to play trains with me. Guess its in the genes! We also love to see, smell, and hear the old steamies at a local train museum.
Jim, Pennsylvania
YouTube Videos
Enjoy this YouTube hit called Charlie bit me. Not only will it bring a smile to your face, you'll smile again later today just thinking about it!
This video was a magic moment captured at the parade for 2008 World Series Champions Philadelphia Phillies. A yougster playing the game "How big is Will?" game with mom creates a spontaneous & crowd-pleasing moment...
This ones just for a chuckle. A great reminder to cultivate your fun side and seek out the funny moments in daily life.
Classic Bill Cosby on parents and grandparents. Enjoy!
What is the Secret to a Happy Grandchild? This video comes from Grandparents.com in asking folks on the city street their thoughts. Pay special attention to the last grandmom on the video at the 1:00 mark...she's got some key wisdom!
You ARE smarter than a Rock! Take 6 minutes, sit back, and enjoy this demonstration of a must-have legacy building secret. Success does NOT require more time...it requires a new way to prioritize.
Muppets do the Bohemian Rhapsody. What a great show! I found some Muppets DVDs at the local library and my kids loved them. Have your grandchildren met Kermit and the gang yet?
Now my personal favorite Muppet doing Ode to Joy. Legacy lesson to be learned from Beaker? Do it with passion. And, even when nothing goes your way (the norm for Beaker), never quit!
The Dad Life. You've got to see this video done by a church group in Oklahoma, released around Father's Day 2010. Spoof of daily life of a modern day dad, but filmed in a "gangsta" style video as you might see on MTV. "I roll hard in the yard with a 60" cut"
