Good Grandmothers...
...are tellers of stories. They open the faucet of the past to quench their grandchildren's story thirst, and are careful not to flood them with too many, "I remembers..."
...are askers of questions. "Is math any easier now? "What did you name your puppies?" Is your new dress finished yet?"
...are wielders of peelers. Their swift hands make the pear pile smaller, the kitchen less steamy, and the hours shorter on canning day.
...are noticers of everyday things. School art on the wall, birds at the birdfeeder, sandbox setus of farms and roads are noteworthy because they are part of their grandchildren's lives.
...are bringers of bags. "Whats in your bag, Grandma?" More often, it is books and animals crackers rather than toys and candies.
...are sermons in sweaters and shawls. They are the real life picture of what many a minister has preached about godly older women: meekness, sobriety, and kindheartedness personified.
...are inviters of children. Their homes are child-friendly nests, not showcases of fragile knickknacks.
...are bridgers of miles. They are close to far away grandchildren in ways that surpass geography.
...are menders of rends. They keep a thimble in their apron pocket. They remember how it is when both house and hands are full, and they offer their help.
...are wipers of tears. They rock away little hurts and wipe little noses as if they had never missed a beat between these new little ones and their own.
...are watchers of behavior. They quietly guide the little hand that pulls away They wisely settle the silly laughing and sibling spats. And they share what they see with the parents.
...are tenders of home fires. Even though there are not as many cords to bind them to home, they are still faithful keepers. They take good care of Grandfather.
...are mothers of a thousand hearts. They are careful where the invisible finger of their influence points. They know that their opportunity is short, but their motherhood is long.
...are absorbers of noise. They are willing to have their stillness broken by the happy commotion of many families packing into their little home.
...are readers of books. They have time to read the same story over and over to little ears and eys--and they don't skip pages.
...are guardians of innocence. Parents need not fear what their children may discover on Grandmother's bookshelf or in her toy box.
...are keepers of vigils. The sick ones, the erring one, the facing-a-crossroads ones are in their day and night prayers. Their loved ones can say with surety, "Grandmothers prays for me. "
...are listeners to little ones. There are no unimportant words from their grandchildren.
...are promoters of conviction. They take care that the clothes they make or buy for their grandchildren are not for pride's sake.
...are supporters of discipline. "What your parents say is how it will be." They are not soft or spoiling. They are fellow-sharpeners to make an arrow that will fly true.
...are encouragers of every one, Little words commending the good they see, little notes at special times, written by their hand, their shaky hand, all say, "I care!"
...are accumulators of good things. Their true treasure are not in the clutter of the years, but in the thoughts and truths that have strengthened them through their years. From this, they will share.
...are passers on of the faith. Their vital interest is that the span from their foremothers to the mother-to-come would not have on e fragile link. They know the faith will never be outdates if it is firm on the Rock and lived out with joy.
~V.H.K., Encouraging Words for Mothers, Poems and Thoughts from Many Sources
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