So happy for you David! Gifts are given to us freely, with no conditions...this is why I believe they're so transforming. I don't have children, but my younger sister and wife are gifts that I thank God for each day...so much to be grateful for, we just need to look out our window, or in our heart.
What a delightful gift. Recently I have thought about Maya Angelou's comments to Brené Brown: 'People don't remember what you said. People don't remember what you did. People remember how you made them feel.' The experience of your smile says it all... 🌿
A beautiful connection to that thought. I do try to keep that in mind in my interactions with these wonderful blessings I've been given. I want them to have wonderful memories and feelings when I'm gone. Hopefully many years from now.
Great to hear David and relating to that with 2 grandchildren of our own from one daughter and another one on the way from our son. While being a grandfather is special and so much more relatable for my wife as we as men can not completely grasp that perspective as she is a mother, that they are a gift from God. There you have it, YES I brought God into the discussion ;) while we may have not earned directly or done anything to have the grandchildren as you may suggest, I say just the opposite. Yes friends can and are expected to disagree as I encourage it with my good friends :). OK what do I mean....I mean unlike a Sunflower we (you and me and all) did earn and pay into being blessed with grandchildren. Did we not welcome children as gifts from God and an openness to life...YES! Did we not invest in the lives of our own children...YES! In doing so did we not hope that they would be blessed with having children...YES!. Need I go on ;) face it....we are vested in the life or our grandchildren and planted those seeds on purpose to grow fully. I am grateful and well aware it was no accident and especially today needs all the help in providing good soil to grow! Pax, Lux et Amor! Veritas IHS
So happy for you David! Gifts are given to us freely, with no conditions...this is why I believe they're so transforming. I don't have children, but my younger sister and wife are gifts that I thank God for each day...so much to be grateful for, we just need to look out our window, or in our heart.
So much to be grateful for indeed. Thank you! 🙏🏻
What a delightful gift. Recently I have thought about Maya Angelou's comments to Brené Brown: 'People don't remember what you said. People don't remember what you did. People remember how you made them feel.' The experience of your smile says it all... 🌿
A beautiful connection to that thought. I do try to keep that in mind in my interactions with these wonderful blessings I've been given. I want them to have wonderful memories and feelings when I'm gone. Hopefully many years from now.
Great to hear David and relating to that with 2 grandchildren of our own from one daughter and another one on the way from our son. While being a grandfather is special and so much more relatable for my wife as we as men can not completely grasp that perspective as she is a mother, that they are a gift from God. There you have it, YES I brought God into the discussion ;) while we may have not earned directly or done anything to have the grandchildren as you may suggest, I say just the opposite. Yes friends can and are expected to disagree as I encourage it with my good friends :). OK what do I mean....I mean unlike a Sunflower we (you and me and all) did earn and pay into being blessed with grandchildren. Did we not welcome children as gifts from God and an openness to life...YES! Did we not invest in the lives of our own children...YES! In doing so did we not hope that they would be blessed with having children...YES!. Need I go on ;) face it....we are vested in the life or our grandchildren and planted those seeds on purpose to grow fully. I am grateful and well aware it was no accident and especially today needs all the help in providing good soil to grow! Pax, Lux et Amor! Veritas IHS
We all need that good soil don't we? 🙏🏻
Indeed we do…it’s our opportunity to be that good soil! We know whence it came….🙏🏼😉