A Month Of Thankfulness - Thankful for Grandkids

Oooo, this is an easy one. Grandkids, especially at the age ours are at, are so much fun. You marvel at their wittiness, talent and intelligence, and you find humor in their every action. They can be as sweet as honey and as aggravating as a boil from one minute to the next. The girls talk almost non-stop and the boys are always into some mischief or competition. When all five of them are over you really hope for good weather so they can spend as much time outside as possible. That way they can run and slide and chase each other without it sounding and feeling like your in the mosh pit of a punk rock concert.

I love to see them and love to have them help me plant flowers or do some other work in the yard. Most of them want to help you with whatever you’re doing, especially if it involves a shovel, hoe or rake. Of course, they love it if we’re using a hose because then they have a chance to spray each other. You have to have some patience, of course, and you have to make up your mind that all your plants are expendable, but the kids are not. They are going to destroy or harm something in the course of play or work, so if you already have that loss planned it won’t bother you as much.

I’ve always tried to keep this straight in my mind, that people are always more valuable and important than things. I don’t mind losing something or having it harmed as much as I do a child or an adult. So, if one of the kids breaks something or one of my friends need to borrow something and it’s broken in their care, it doesn’t matter. They are always more important than any thing. This way of looking at life really helps when you have grandkids that have absolutely no concept of the value of guitars, cars, computers or plants. I can take the loss of a thing, but never want to lose one of them.

So, I am very thankful for the privilege of raising my kids and I am very thankful that they have had children that I can love, cherish and teach. Thank You God for my grandkids, those who I know now and for those whom I will know in the future.