Grandparenting Joys
by Mary Todd Young, FBC member
We are proud grandparents of five wonderful children. If you're a grandparent--whether of one or ten--you know the joys this title brings!
This is a monumental year in our family. Our oldest grandchild, Emily, is beginning her senior year; our youngest, Macy, is starting kindergarten.
The preschool years have been filled with many fun activities: making chocolate chip cookies, painting, making home-made playdough, music activities, observing many "shows" of music and dance, pretend play, going to the park, and reading tons of books! How delightful these experiences have been!
School has brought the joy of seeing them grow and develop physically (baseball, basketball, football, and soccer), socially (many friends), mentally (learning so many neat things--even computers), and above all spiritually. All our grandchildren except the youngest have become Christians. Joy!
Two years ago we took our two grandsons on a "heritage tour" to visit extended family and see where their grandfather grew up. They saw the farmland, the streams where Papa swam, the old school and church. They stood in awe watching their great aunt make biscuits from scratch--and then ate them! Wow! Learning about how things were when we grew up is an important part of their heritage.
Surely, grandchildren at every age are a great joy! They fill our hearts with love. Phone calls, letters, e-mails, and visits are important to keep connected and to assure them of our love for them. But nothing is as important as our prayers for them!
Last spring when Macy finished preschool, I said, "Macy, I'm really going to be sad when you start to kindergarten."
"I know," she replied, "but, Mimi, you've just got to give me a chance!"
Yes, Macy, I must give you the chance God would want you to have, and I must encourage and pray every step of the way for God's plan to be worked out in the lives of all five of my precious grandchildren.
Also in the September 10, 2007 Issue of The Evangel
» Frank and to the Point
» Service Projects Through FBC
» Sunday Evening Opportunities
» Grandparenting Joys
» September Staff
» Adopt A Student
» New Class Offerings on Sunday Nights
» First Walk
» Persistent Prayer and Evangelism
» Have You Nominated Deacons Yet?
» This Week in Worship
