by Judy Trent in Tennessee, who wrote this specifically for the Heart to Heart readers! Thanks so much, Judy! I plan to do this myself!
I have enjoyed sending my voice to my grandson(s) over the computer using grandparents.com's free service called "your voice," a tool they provide free. I can sing or quote a Bible verse or tell a story or read a short piece or share a poem.
Here is how it works: I log onto grandparents.com and copy down the toll-free number to call (don't have a phone in the same room as computer), then go and call the number. I hear a beep and leave my message and hit pound (#) on the phone when finished. If I mess up the message, I just hit pound (#) right away and listen to the prompts to start over. I can choose to listen to my message, re-record my message, or save my message. (I started over 5 times on the same message one time!). Then I go back to the computer after saving my message on the phone and hanging up, and I hit "Continue" on the computer screen. Then I can enter up to four email addresses and it will send a copy of the audio message to my email box as well.
My niece asked me to sing old hymns for her children since they go to a church with contemporary music but she wanted her young children to know the old songs too. I did several for her, all four verses, one for each phone call (or computer file). She was going to try to get someone to put it on a CD for her. I don't know if she was successful or not.
This has been a joy and the price is RIGHT. It is convenient for my daughter-in-law to play if for my grandson(s) when it fits in their schedule. I do not interrupt a meal or a nap to talk to them on the phone (as often) but they can hear from Mimi.
My sons wanted copies of songs I made up for them when I was rocking them as babies. Now I have sent them copies. No microphone--the phone alone is sufficient. The computer quality is great. Can you tell I am a fan?
I have enjoyed sending my voice to my grandson(s) over the computer using grandparents.com's free service called "your voice," a tool they provide free. I can sing or quote a Bible verse or tell a story or read a short piece or share a poem.
Here is how it works: I log onto grandparents.com and copy down the toll-free number to call (don't have a phone in the same room as computer), then go and call the number. I hear a beep and leave my message and hit pound (#) on the phone when finished. If I mess up the message, I just hit pound (#) right away and listen to the prompts to start over. I can choose to listen to my message, re-record my message, or save my message. (I started over 5 times on the same message one time!). Then I go back to the computer after saving my message on the phone and hanging up, and I hit "Continue" on the computer screen. Then I can enter up to four email addresses and it will send a copy of the audio message to my email box as well.
My niece asked me to sing old hymns for her children since they go to a church with contemporary music but she wanted her young children to know the old songs too. I did several for her, all four verses, one for each phone call (or computer file). She was going to try to get someone to put it on a CD for her. I don't know if she was successful or not.
This has been a joy and the price is RIGHT. It is convenient for my daughter-in-law to play if for my grandson(s) when it fits in their schedule. I do not interrupt a meal or a nap to talk to them on the phone (as often) but they can hear from Mimi.
My sons wanted copies of songs I made up for them when I was rocking them as babies. Now I have sent them copies. No microphone--the phone alone is sufficient. The computer quality is great. Can you tell I am a fan?
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