Mother's Day

I know I am a little late! I just wanted to say I had a great Mother's Day this year. My kids are not old enough to express their appreciation yet but I hope they will appreciate me when the time comes. We spent Mother's Day in Houston visiting my Grandmother. It was neat to have my Grandparents interacting with my kids. To see them cause each other to smile or laugh. To know there is so much history between the generation gap. To see my Grandmother needing help from me in ways she used to care for us and yet she is still able to care for my kids. It is a unique dynamic. There is an innocence in my Grandparents and my kids. So much difference and so much similarity.

To hear my Grandmother giggle like a little girl when my daughter said, 'WOW Mother, you look so cute.' Mother was dressed in her Astros gear and ready for a baseball game - still enjoying every moment of life. To see Grandmother cover her mouth trying not to laugh after JB tiptoed into the hall one more time. He was supposed to be in bed sleeping. To see Godfather take the kids fishing and hear the silly stories he likes to tell. He tries to be ornery but he is a big teddy bear! To know Godfather was able to see JB and play with him, the last time we were down for a visit Godfather was in the hospital and JB was a year younger.

I want to drink in all the lessons from my Grandparents but there are so many questions to ask. I pray I will continue the heritage they are leaving me. I pray my children will one day look back and feel I left them the family jewels - our faith. My childhood was full of seeing my Grandparents praying for us and others. Watching them lend a helping hand to a person or family in need. Knowing they were there for us when we needed them. I am so thankful for the few days we had with them. Knowing my kids shared memories with them, like I did! What a blessing!! I pray we will have more time with them and my kids will grow to know and love them as much as I do.

Until our next visit, I want to say 'Grandfather and Grandmother, I love you both dearly and I pray, God willing, we will see you again soon!'.

(I was playing around with some of my Grandparents old pics while we visited and took a picture of a few pictures. This picture is of them when my mom was a child! It may just be the 'good ole' days to them!)