Question Of The Week
Last week, we celebrated Motherhood.
This week, let’s celebrate Childhood by
Sharing a Childhood Memory!
Here are a few quotes to get your creative juices flowing.
Food For Thought
Childhood is the most beautiful of all life’s seasons.
Author Unknown
Childhood is a promise that is never kept.
Ken Hill
If you carry your childhood with you,
You never become older.
Tom Stoppard
It is never too late to have a happy childhood.
Tom Robbins
Childhood is a short season.
Helen Hayes
What we remember from childhood
We remember forever –
Permanent ghosts,
Stamped, inked, imprinted,
Eternally seen.
Cynthia Ozick
Childhood is that wonderful time of life
When all you need to do to lose weight
Is take a bath.
Author Unknown
What memories come to mind?
Have fun walking down memory lane and
Sharing your memories!
Friend Of The Week
As Snug As A Bug In A Rug
As Snug As A Bug In A Rug is an Australian blogger
Who loves to knit and is currently “knitting a square a day”!
She will be celebrating her first Mother’s Day this year and
Wrote quite a thought-provoking Friendship Friday post.
Be sure to visit this week’s Featured Blogger
And give her some love –
I know she would appreciate your follows!
Friendship Friday #18 – Week Of May 11, 2012
Welcome to Friendship Friday – a week-long opportunity to:
- Foster friendships with other bloggers!
- Share what’s unique about yourself and your blog!
- Grow your blog and social media networks!
Are you ready to make some new friends? Then, come join the fun! Please follow these friendly guidelines:
1) Each week, I’ll post a question that’s designed to help you get to know one another a little better. To participate, simply create a Friendship Friday post that includes the Friendship Friday blog hop button and/or a link back to this post – then add your permalink to the party!
You can also participate by adding the Friendship Friday button to your sidebar and answering the Question of the Week in the comments!
2) Please follow Create With Joy and leave a sweet comment so I’ll know you stopped by! If you’re a new follower, let me know how you are following so that I can reciprocate! You can follow me on:
3) Visit your fellow participants and get to know them – building friendships is what this community is about! Support the bloggers you connect with by leaving a comment and following their blogs through one of the available subscription methods on their blogs!
The party will be open all week so that you have plenty of time to post, link and mingle! Have fun making friends and be sure to join me next week for Inspire Me Monday and Wordless Wednesday!
Want to host your own party?
Click here to get started!
Thanks for hosting! I am a new follower on Google. My best childhood memory is growing up with 6 boy cousins and spending the weekends at our family river. I really had a blessed childhood. What’s yours?
Follow back!
http://naptimeshopper.blogspot.com/
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
Welcome Julie! Last night I was thinking about my first visit to the ocean. I was 9 years old and I saw the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. I remember learning to jump in the waves and what a wonderful feeling that was! I have loved the beach and the ocean ever since and wish I got to visit it more!
Humm?? A childhood memory? I remember that my Dad used to call me “Big Deal”. Lol I am not sure why, he never had any sons but he was so very happy to have his daughters. I love to think of this but until now I had forgotten. I like to think I was a Big Deal to him because he was always A Very Big Deal to me:)
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
Nice nickname! Hope you have a great weekend – I linked up to your new party! 🙂
Thanks for hosting. Have a great weekend and happy Mother’s Day.
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
Thanks – you too! 🙂
Ya ….um… going to past on this weeks childhood memories was really rough so will see ya all next week. But look forward to reading everyone else’s :))
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
Sorry that this is a tough topic for you Janice. I understand completely! I hope you have a great weekend & I hope you’ll join us next week! 🙂
I have some great memories of going to the State Fair. My hair is long and straight and when I was a kid I could sit on it. Every year we went I would go to the crazy hair booth and have them spray color my hair and put it up in a big cone. That had to tease it to get it to stay and it took forever to get out! I would leave it in for a couple days to savor it and make it worth the effort to brush it out 🙂 Sometimes if we went on a weekend my mom would even let me wear it to school on Monday!
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
Thanks for sharing – I can visualize your hair! I hope you have a great weekend – that would make a great flashback photo, btw!
Twitter: selfsagacity
says:
We used to play hopscotch in front of our house. Those were the best times. No worries in the world, I don’t know when I started worrying so much.
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
I loved playing hopscotch! We had three designs at school where we could play during our lunchtime. Thanks for bringing back a great memory! 🙂
Twitter: Divatude
says:
What a wonderful trip down memory lane! Have a fantastic weekend everyone :0)
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
Have a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend Michelle! 🙂
I remember picking blueberries with my Mom, looking for animal foot prints in the snow and spending long, lazy summer days with my collie, Laddy.
Sandie =)
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
I remember going camping one summer with a friend from school. We picked blueberries – it was so much harder than I thought! Or, perhaps, it was just the hot humid day that made it so. Hope you have a wonderful weekend Sandie Lee! 🙂
Thanks for hosting once again!
I have lots of fun childhood memories of making mud pies with my Mom, riding horses on my Grandpa’s farm, so many to choose from.
Hope everyone has a blessed Mother’s Day as well! Have a great weekend!!
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
Sounds like fun, although, I have never made a mud pie! I LOVE horseback riding though! Have a wonderful weekend! 🙂
I try not to dig around in my childhood memories because most of that is not pleasant, but I’ll say a good memory was realizing that throughout it all, when I look back, I saw God’s hand protecting me.
Happy Friday!
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
I’m sorry to hear that. I know that not all of us have had pleasant childhoods – but I know that even in the midst of painful circumstances, we can often find at least one good thing to focus on if we choose to… thank you for finding a good memory to share with us! 🙂
Have a blessed Mother’s Day weekend!
You know… this was not a great subject for me either… but I wrote and linked up….
BTW where’s your answers???
Have a great weekend!
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
Hi Brenda
The day was so crazy, and at the last moment, after writing up one post (with my answer) – I changed topics (!) – so I did not have time to insert my answers into it AND get it out on time – but I did include a response earlier in the comments.
I’ll share another memory though for you… I remember falling in love with animals as a little girl! I have loved animals as long as I can remember and in particular, I have always been smitten with kittens! I think, in a different life, I could be an animal whisperer… they have always been a source of joy for me! 🙂
OK, so I didn’t post directly on my childhood memories, but I did post about something that I remember from my childhood about my grandparents. I know it will fit in nicely with this week’s theme!! Happy Friendship Friday!!!!
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
Awesome… it’s ok for everyone to get creative with their posts… the topic is really meant as a jumping off point… look forward to reading your post! 🙂
One of my favorite memories was out on my dad’s boat fishing – and since I was only 4 years old he rigged a broom handle with a length of fishing line and a safety pin as a hook (you know, so in case I accidentally threw it in the lake it wouldn’t be a big deal). 🙂 Of the two of us, I was the ONLY one who caught a fish that day! In fact, I remember being scared of it flopping around in the bottom of the boat after my dad helped me bring it in, so he stomped on it with his big work boots…and when we got home he had me hold it good side out while my mom took a picture. Wish I had that picture! 🙂
Aloha Friday: Skype-in on Mother’s Day
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
That would be a great picture! Happy Mother’s Day to you Stacy! 🙂
Aloha,
I’m joining in the fun– thanks for hosting. If you find yourself with a minute to spare I’d love it if you’d visit me at localsugarhawaii.com. We’re riding the wave of life, one teensy tinsy adventure at a time and it’d be so sweet to see ya there.
xoxo,
Nicole
localsugarhawaii.com
I really like the quote you shared:
“What we remember from childhood
We remember forever –
Permanent ghosts,
Stamped, inked, imprinted,
Eternally seen.”
Cynthia Ozick
I wrote about some of the childhood memories that I have – the first ones that popped into my head. It was funny that this was the topic for today because a scent triggered a childhood memory just this morning for me.
Have a great weekend!
Yona
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
Isn’t it funny how something as sublime as a scent can trigger a childhood memory?
Have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to stopping by! 🙂
Hi There, I haven’t been here to link up in a while but I subscribe via e-mail and the topic grabbed me right away. I just wrote my post “in time”. Thanks for the link up. I’m following you in a few places but I didn’t have you on Google so I’ve got you there too.
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
Awesome Kenya – look forward to reading your post (great title!) and connecting with you on G+!
Twitter: breathoffaith
says:
I remember standing up in my Dad’s convertible and looking adorable in my sunglasses…now I want to find that photo!
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
That would be a great photo to share – have a fabulous weekend! 🙂
I have so many fond memories from my childhood of my family getting together every weekend and swimming and dancing all weekend long. I feel fortunate to have such close ties to my extended family.
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
Love it! Thanks for joining us for Friendship Friday! 🙂
I have trouble remembering so long ago! I do have fond memories of visits with grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. We had to travel a long way to see them, so it was a special treat when we did. Have a lovely weekend!
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
I do too – I miss those days! Thanks for sharing – hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend Connie! 🙂
Thanks for hosting. I am a new follower on Pinterest. I am looking forward to meeting everyone. Sounds like fun.
I absolutely love the first childhood quote. It’s just so beautiful
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
I’m glad you like the quote – I find quotes SO inspiring! 🙂
One memory I recall while scary at the time, was when my bother and saw a centipede in our room. To two little kids that thing looked huge, I remember both of us standing on a child size slipper clinging to each other. Currently I follow you on Pintrest and G+, thanks for hosting.
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
Thanks for sharing Joyce – centipedes STILL look huge to me!
I LOVE these quotes! And what a great idea for a question of the week! I’ve been thinking more and more about my childhood lately because my children have been asking me to tell them stories from when I was a little girl. Great memories and love sharing them with my children. Gotta love anything that gives you a warm fuzzy feeling these days. Thanks for sharing and for linking up with NOBH! Smiles –
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
says:
Thanks for stopping by Amy! I am so happy you enjoyed the quotes and the theme resonated with you! 🙂