You know what grandparents are like, don't you? They always seem to be showing pictures of their new grandkids. I am no different. As I said previously I am expecting, or should I say my daughter is expecting their fourth child on (or about) Jan.24. In the meantime, here are the three we already have and love. I guess you don't really understand these feelings unless you have a grandchild of your own. It truly takes you by surprise. A friend of mine had 3 children and had not yet had any grandkids. She listened patiently and with enthusiasm when I showed her all my pictures of my first grandchild. She thought they were cute and said so. She also said she had expected that eventually I would 'fade into the sunset' with all my photographs. However, that was not to be. #2 came along and so did the pictures! Around about this time, her own daughter gave birth. Wouldn't
you know it, out came the pictures. Tit for tat? No, just the same overwhelming feelings called "the Grandchild Syndrome! She said to me that she always appreciated how much I loved my grandchildren but thought 'enough is enough' or 'I love my kids but I don't continuously show pictures' so what's up with new grandparents? Well, she found out. It is truly amazing the love in your heart. She thought her heart was already full to the brim but amazingly, more love pours in and out when the grandkids start coming. We definitely have an amazing God of creation. Check this out:
Proverbs 17:6 Children's children (or grandchildren-parenthesis mine) are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children. I hope that is the way it is for you. Expect to see more pictures in the coming weeks!
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All I can say is "Ditto Ditto"! However, my theory is that our love for grandchildren is just a reflection of the love we had when our adult children were children. I always knew that I would be one of those "off the wall" extreme grandparents since I was the same for my own children. Some grandparents don't want to make the same kind of time and emotional commitment that we do since they weren't prepared to make that kind of commitment with their own children. I know there are exceptions when some grandparents try to make up for the lack of time they committed to their own children. Last night Greg and I were watching basketball or was it football!! (okay I wasn't watching very closely) and the commentator quoted a player whose grandparent recently died, "He was incredibly close to his grandfather". If my grandson and future grandchildren can say that about me at my funeral, I will have lived a good life!!
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