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60 One-Minute Memory Makers Fun and Easy Ways to Create Family Memories That Last a Lifetime By By David & Claudia Arp Introduction (Continued) Joel answered, “Mom, Dad, do you know how many family memories we have? We have memories on top of memories! I don’t need more memories to take with me – I have memories up to here!” Slowly, it began to sink in – our attempt to build one more memory through a family vacation was not going to work! The major memory-building time for our family was history. Gone were the golden opportunities and moments of childhood. Our boys were moving into adulthood. We were glad that they had an abundance of good memories to take with them. We all desire that someday our children will leave home with their share of good memories. No one would way their goal is to build no memories! But life can be so busy and complicated; we can have good intentions and simply lack the time to carry them out! Some make the mistake of only looking for large blocks of time to build memories. But in today’s rat race that time may not be found! Building memories does take time – but it doesn’t necessarily take large blocks of time! Family vacations are great when we can pull them off. But the majority of memories we cherish as a family happened in the little bits of time – like the time we had popcorn for breakfast or cashed in summer coupons for Just-You-and-Me Times or adopted our family puppet called Hans.
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