To Be...a Grandparent Who Loves Well
Missing the sun and this little one.
February 13
While in Florida last month, we had a lovely visit with a couple originally from Puerto Rico, who have been like second parents to us. The father, who is now 89, has had his second stroke and while it was a blessing he had regained his voice the day we visited, he spoke to us in Spanish the first hour! When he switched to English he told all of us who had gathered there how proud he was of us and our families. What precious words to hear from our parents and grandparents.
When our grands visit I try to schedule activities which give opportunity for joy and laughter, find the opportunity to be alone with each one and whisper God's truths into their little ears, and also discipline with love when necessary. (If their behavior could bring harm to themselves or another.)
In my book of grand parenting, loving well doesn't mean turning an eye to everything!😉
More than once, I've caught a smuggler in the group sneaking a coveted item home. While whispering praise for a kind heart into one little ear and praising this child for how helpful he is to others (he was gathering items to go to their car), this little fellow dropped his pillow with a big thump. The confession cheerfully flew from his mouth "I hid this toy in here because I wanted to take it home."😂
A teachable moment on stealing could have taken place, instead I emphasized how grandparents like to give good thing to their grandchildren and he should always feel like he can ask to take something home.
"For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord gives grace and glory; no good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly." Psalm 84:11
"Children's children are a crown to the aged..." Proverbs 17:6
💗Today's Biblegateway love verse.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
In my book of grand parenting, loving well doesn't mean turning an eye to everything!😉
More than once, I've caught a smuggler in the group sneaking a coveted item home. While whispering praise for a kind heart into one little ear and praising this child for how helpful he is to others (he was gathering items to go to their car), this little fellow dropped his pillow with a big thump. The confession cheerfully flew from his mouth "I hid this toy in here because I wanted to take it home."😂
A teachable moment on stealing could have taken place, instead I emphasized how grandparents like to give good thing to their grandchildren and he should always feel like he can ask to take something home.
"For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord gives grace and glory; no good thing does He withhold from those who walk uprightly." Psalm 84:11
"Children's children are a crown to the aged..." Proverbs 17:6
💗Today's Biblegateway love verse.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16
