Grandmother's Memories: To Her Grandchild (A Journal of Faith and Love) [Hardcover]

Candy Paull (Author), Thomas Kinkade (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up

An updated cover gives a fresh, new look to this favorite journal, featuring the artwork of Thomas Kinkade. Engaging prompts and questions encourage grandmothers to record wisdom and memories from their lives. Themes range from childhood stories to advice on living a godly life. Photo journal pages allow the inclusion of special photographs or mementos. Including Scripture verses and other quotes, this journal provides a personal way for families to pass on the legacy of their faith and of their lives for generations to come.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (April 13, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 084995911X
• ISBN-13: 978-0849959110
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #353,236 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #83 in Books > Parenting & Relationships > Family Relationships > Grandparenting

More About the Author

Candy Paull is the author of The Art of Simplicity, The Art of Abundance, The Art of Encouragement, Christmas Abundance, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, 31 Days of Abundance, Inner Abundance, and other books. Most of her books are also available in Kindle editions and Smashwords e-books.

Candy is a freelance writer who has owned her own business since 1990, specializing in marketing materials for book publishers. She is a published songwriter and performer who makes her home in Nashville, Tennessee.

Candy's retreats and speaking engagements offer ways to enjoy a more creative and abundant life. There is something inside each of us that is trustworthy, whole, and wise. Instead of always trying to "fix" what is "broken" in our lives, Candy Paull helps us experience the profound wholeness that lies at the center of the universe--and in our own human hearts.
Her website is http://www.candypaull.com/

Customer Reviews

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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best gift I gave to myself. I gave it to her., December 13, 1999

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donna wilson (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grandmother's Memories: To Her Grandchild (A Journal of Faith and Love) (Hardcover)

For christmas this year I bought my Grandmother this book and enclosed a letter asking her to go down memory lane and share her feelings with me. The questions in the book are wonderful. I would love to know more than anything on how my grandmother felt growing up herself, and the feelings she had for me on the first time she held me.

The book also allows her to pick out and insert her two favorite pictures of us together. Well detailed questions such as how motherhood affected herself, what she felt on her wedding day, and what she liked about being in her 20's, 30's 40's. The most important question/response I think I am looking forward to hear from her are the goals she hopes that I will acheive and her dreams she has for my future.

I think this is the perfect gift to give to oneself. I explained to her in my letter that this is a gift that I will cherrish a lifetime, and I thanked her for sharing her own memories with me.

I recomend it to anyone who wants to be closer to their grandmother and to their family history as well.

58 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very conservative assumptions and religious, December 31, 2001

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Renee (Sykesville, MD USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Grandmother's Memories: To Her Grandchild (A Journal of Faith and Love) (Hardcover)

I did a Thomas Kinkade memory book for my mother.. it was wonderful and she loved the gift... so I bought these for Christmas for all the grandparents since we just had our first child... however, none of the reviews or information about the book indicated that it is really a religious memory book -- the secondary title is something about faith.

Not only is it religious, but assumes that the father in each home works and the mother stays at home.. there are questions for the grandmothers about what their mother did at home while the father worked, and what they did at home while their husband worked. My grandmother served as a doctor for the military in WWII, and she was never at home. Neither was my mother at home.

I am making no judgement here. If you come from both a very religious background (the questions center around religion) and also a very traditional family structure, this is a great book. It is, however, nothing like the other Thomas Kinkade books and a true disappointment for people like myself.

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars After giving it to my Mother, I want to get started on mine!, December 29, 1999

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Patricia Cauthen - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grandmother's Memories: To Her Grandchild (A Journal of Faith and Love) (Hardcover)

I saw this book on the shelf and immediately knew I wanted it for my Mother. Before I wrapped it, I read through the beautifully decorated pages, and realized that I wanted it for myself. Alas, they were sold out at the store. I knew that this book would be something that I would want to fill out and give to my grandchild (or grandchildren). I don't have any yet, but most of this book I can write now. This is a lovely book for Christians who want to share their experiences, strengths, and hopes with their future generations. Thank you to Thomas Kinkaid for another truly wonderful book. And thanks to Amazon.com I am getting one for myself!