Grandparents

...Grandparents.  Today was Grandparent's Day at our children's school, Regent Preparatory.  It is such a special day.  One of my favorite of the whole year.  The children start preparing right after school starts...memorizing songs, poems, Scripture, famous speeches...preparing art and science projects.  It is  HUGE day for the school.  They put on a fantastic presentation with a blend of historical, Biblical & patriotic components, and every year I either tear up or at least get a thump in my throat.  And it is all to honor...Grandparents.  Grandparents are such a rich part of a family's history and children can learn so much from them...especially unending Love!  Not every child gets the chance to grow up with grandparents, so I am thankful for every blessed year that they are in our lives...loving on us, cheering us on, interested in our lives, and always there when you call or want to drop by.

My boys are blessed to have 3 grandparents and 2 great-grandparents.  And all 5 of them come to Grandparents Day every fall...one of whom drives 2 hours to do so.  I am so thankful for the grandparents in our family because they just love us and our children with a deep richness that is palpable.  Their arms are always opened wide and their giving is unending.

We can never equally give back to you to the degree you have invested in our family over these past 60+ years, but our school and our families honor you today to show you what a rich heritage you have helped create with these young children.  The life lessons you have taught us, we pass to them.  You have a great legacy behind you.  Our boys may not recognize it now, but one day when they are sitting in the audience with silver hair watching their own legacy on the stage, they will remember...and be grateful.