GRANDKID'S GAZETTE, MARCH 1, 2009

February zoomed by so fast, there was no time for a visit
from the grandchildren. But I did get to see them in
a picture published in The Morning Star yesterday - having a
sled ride with Daddy pulling them over the snow. Yes, we still
have lots of snow, but March will soon move us into spring,
with buds popping from the trees and flowers.
Here's a little game to play when it's too cold outside and
the sun is hiding behind a snow cloud. You can even sing it
to the tune of "This Little Light of Mine.".

This little light of mine, It lives in me and shines,
It helps me see what's right, Each changing day and night.
One day I felt real sad, Then my light said, "Let's be glad.
I'll help you shine once more, Feel happy like before."

Here's a switch that says, "Let's think", My heart said, "That's the link."
Press the one saying, "Gratitude," With it you just can't lose.
A smile says, "Let's rearrange, It will make that change."
Each one puts a word in the hat, Shake it up and say, "How's that?"

Then its time to play the game, From a hat pick out a name.
It might say, "It's story time," Or perhaps it will say "Make a rhyme."
Or the card you picked might say, "You can do this once every day."
If it's hard to decide which one, Put the names in the hat for fun.

Then that one gets to pick, And the name of the game quick,
Maybe it will be, "To the park," Unless it's night and dark.
Then you get to pick another, Or let it be Dad or Mother.
One game that's always fun, Is all the things you've done.

Is to name blessings, one by one, That game is the most fun,
Sure enough it was true, To my friends and family too,
In sending a prayer of thanks, Blessings came to my mind bank.
And ring! went the happiness bells, Just like our Bible tells.