Being a Great-Grandparent Takes Love to New Heights

Maybe you've heard the saying,"If I knew how much I would love my grandchildren, I would have had them first." Well, the love that great-grandchildren inspire in us is even better! Spending time with two of my 13 great-grandchildren, ages 5 and 6, was a treat this past Monday. They are the grandchildren of my... Continue Reading →

A Tableau of Real Love

My granddaughter flees. She runs straight for me. We meet and embrace. Her love brings delight. Her joy at my sight Fills me with laughter. Written to attempt to create a tableau for the Saturday Mix, Lucky Dip, from Mindlovemisery's Menagerie. A tableau is one or more verses, each with six lines, consisting of five... Continue Reading →

Being a Great-Grandmother is Surreal: The Circle of Life Continues

Yesterday, part of my crew came over for dinner, and my youngest daughter cooked fish and slaw. I love her fish, mostly fillets of some fish. It is like she adds a secret ingredient that comes from inside of her to the cooking oil. I must have ate seven or eight pieces of fish yesterday,... Continue Reading →

Not Your Typical Grandmother

I became a grandmother when I was 31 years old. That was not the typical age for beginning this new role. Please, don't start counting on your fingers trying to decide what age I was when I first gave birth (age 24), for I transitioned to this new status so early because I adopted my... Continue Reading →

God Does Not Have Grandchildren

If we were having coffee this morning, I would tell you how much I worry that many of my grandchildren do not attend church or seem to have faith in God or even know Him.  When I asked my daughter and one of my sons why they did not take their children to church as... Continue Reading →

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