Oh, how I am enjoying being a grandma to six wonderful grand-babies! Well, Lucy for one, would tell me she is 4 and not a baby, Elly would agree and tell me she is 3. Haley and Myranda just know what I mean and Judah will give me an ornery look! Bella will smile her sweetest smile! Soon I will have another to share all this grandma love with; one more month and baby Albrecht will arrive!
So today I'm feeling the blessings of God with the gifts of life he gave my children; the children he gifted me with starting back in 1980! Then again in 1983 and 1984! Three children under five at once! A friend asked me today if I ever thought I would be sitting in my youngest son & wife's home babysitting their baby back when I was raising my brood of under five year olds.....uh no I replied, I didn't have time to sit and think of the future of my children that much!! I prayed daily for them and still do; seems to work!
But today, sitting at little Miss Bella's home and while she was napping, I had the time to think about how my kids got to where they are today and imagined what journey's my grand children might travel. I went way back into my memory banks and thought about the delivery of my first born, Nicole. Trip to hospital was adventurous; snow packed streets and her daddy driving as fast as he could, delivery was an emergency C-section, and then there she was a beautiful baby girl! She was a playful, happy, and an obedient child. She has grown into a beautiful woman, her laughter and smile are contagious! I enjoy spending time with her and her three under five; it makes me remember my own days of just plain chaos and craziness...and I made it through!
I thought of my son, Wes, who was a quiet little guy but had a lot going on in his heart and head! He is still a quiet young man but I've learned to ask questions to find out more of what is going on in his heart and head! I love his humor, his strength and his commitment as a husband and daddy of two daughters and a baby on the way! I remember he played with his GI Joe's in the backyard for hours and the only way to get him to eat lunch on some days was to just have a picnic in the back yard! GI Joe stood watch as we ate!
My youngest, Bryan, brought the sensitive side out in all of us! He shared his heart and flashed his smile and bright blue eyes; and he still has it today! The playtime with two little boys was a little bit rougher than playing with their sister. We "climbed mountains"; the back yard was hilly, we ran races; they were so competitive, and we crashed Hot Wheels into each other; each time would strike up some of the best laugh out loud noise you ever heard!
Now I realize why God gave me those three little gifts back then; He knew already which one would have their own daughters and sons and I would need the experience to be a good grandma to them! Today I feel so blessed and know this is just the beginning of what God can do! I cherish each one on my grand-babies and can't wait to walk with them through some of their journeys!
