Happy Grandparent's Day!

Happy Grandparent's Day!

September 9th is Grandparent's Day and you know what? It doesn't matter whether you're a brand new grandparent with one precious grandchild, or if you've been in that role for years and have twenty grandchildren - it's still an awesome experience!

Being a grandparent is like no other experience in life! It is full of unexpected wonders and challenges. I remember the thrill of being invited to attend my granddaughter's birth! She is almost nine years old now, but I remember it like it was yesterday! To enjoy the thrill of a new little life without the labor and stress of motherhood was exciting and exhilarating, scary and humbling - all at once!

I can't describe to you the myriad of emotions that I experienced that day. I felt sympathy for my daughter, who had been in labor for three days, I felt joy at being able to be there in the birthing room, I felt excited about the new baby's arrival, and yet, when she came, there were complications and sudden concerns for her health and safety, so then anxiety set in. The relief of getting her to finally breathe, and the tears of joy to see the pink face of that prcious, tiny little life with such a perfect and beautiful little body, and all was well with the world! Now that little girl is rapidly growing, and we are good friends! The hours during our weekend visits are filled with games, and movies, and crafts, and sometimes just talking. What a joy those visits are!

Life is good when you're a grandparent! You learn, once again, to see life and the world, through the eyes of a child. The wonder, the amazement, and all the learning there is to do. Life through the eyes of a child is so much different. They don't have the baggage of all the cynicism and callousness that the world inflicts increasingly upon the adults with each passing year! They don't have the biases and the closed minds of those who are older and more experienced at life. To them, the world is a kaleidoscope of life and learning! There is so much to see, and do, so many things to investigate and taste and try!

Wouldn't it be fun to be young again, just for a day, and to see the world through the eyes of a child? Every day is a new beginning for children, and what a wonderful world it would be if we could live our lives as the children do! Imagine waking up without yesterdays burdens, yesterdays hurts and hates, and all the baggage that we adults seem determined to carry with us from day to day.

Life was meant to be lived through the eyes of a child. Grandparent's Day is coming soon. Grab the grandchildren, and spend the day looking at the world, and at life, through the eyes of a child who has no baggage, no biases, and no darkened lenses.

Enjoy life to the fullest and for that one day, live it through the eyes of your grandchildren!