This weekend is Grandparent day and I have a lot to celebrate.  We did have that new little one arrive August 31.  It was another precious little girl.  We now have 5 little girls and that 1 cool little boy.  I can’t complain after all one little guy is better than none.

This grand parenting is really wonderful.  Guess I feel this way, because I never had any grandparents.  I can remember during holidays all the kids I went to school with would say, “I’m going to my grandparent’s house for Christmas.”  Always wished that I had a place like that to go on holidays!

That was then and this is now and I am making the most of being a grandparent.  I can give those little ones the warmth of a parent, the wisdom I have learned through the years, but still have the heart of a child.

Here are a few quotes that I found that describe grandparents:

“Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting.” Author unknown

“The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.”
By Sam Levenson

“When a child is born, so are grandparents.” By Judith Levy

“A grandmother is a babysitter who watches the kids instead of the television.
Author unknown

“If nothing is going well, call your grandmother.” Italian Proverb

“If becoming a grandmother was only a matter of cho8ce, I should advise every one of you straight away to become one.  There is not fun for old people like it.” By Hannah Whithall Smith

“Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do.  Grandparent’s sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.” By Alex Haley.

Here is a beautiful story that I received from Make a Difference website.

Make A Difference …with Grandchildren

When I told my Texan friend, Kate Nowak, a mother of three, grandmother of eight and great-grandmother of one, about writing this book, she immediately recalled a touching story about how her granddaughter had made a difference in her life. Kate is the creator of the online movie May You Be Blessed which can also be seen at our Make A Difference website.

“When my granddaughter, Heather, was a little girl, it was my delight to be able to watch over her during the day while her parents worked. Though usually a happy toddler, on one particular day, Heather awakened from her nap in a cranky mood, and from her perspective nothing seemed to be going right. Aggravated because she couldn’t get a toy to work as she wanted, her temper finally erupted in all its tiny fury and in the midst of the resulting tantrum, she knocked over a small vase I kept on a nearby table, spilling water and scattering the few flowers it contained across the floor.

“‘Don’t act that way, Sweetheart,’ I scolded as I cleaned up the mess made by the spill. ‘You hurt Granny’s feelings when you treat my things that way.’

“A few minutes later, having left Heather to play in her toy room while I unloaded the dishwasher, I was surprised when she came to me and tugged on my shirt for attention. ‘I’m so sorry, Granny,’ she said, her bottom lip quivering, her big brown eyes pooled with tears, one spilling over to run down her cheek. ‘I wouldn’t hurt you for anything.’

“I reached down and scooped her little body into my arms and held her tight as the last remnants of her fragile composure vanished and she broke into sobs, her little face wet with tears as she burrowed her head against my neck. Tears sprang into my own eyes and for several minutes we stood there in my kitchen, holding on to each other for dear life, my heart as touched by her pain as hers had been touched by her perception of mine.

“Until that day, I had always thought that as a responsible parent and grandparent, compassion and kindness were traits I needed to instill in the children placed within my care. Heather taught me, however, that children come with kindness and compassion built right in. Our job is not to instill it, but to nurture it and watch as it grows and blossoms.”

In 100 years, it won’t matter what house you lived in, what car you drove,
or even what your clothes looked like.
What will matter is that you made a difference in the life of a child.
- Dr. Forest E. Witcraft

Hope you find this as beautiful as I did.  For more inspiration from Make a difference just click on the link.  Make a Difference – with the power of Compassion.

This is a story about more than kindness; it’s about the essence and the power that compassion offers all humanity.

Many of us cry every time we watch this movie.  Maybe this is because we wished we would have had someone in our lives that had shown us that compassion.  It just may remind us of the special people who have made a difference in our lives.  Whatever the reason enjoy this beautiful and heartwarming movie Compassion by clicking on this link.

As grandparents we do hold this kind of compassion in our hearts for those little ones we have been blessed with.  Instead of celebrating grandparent day, let us celebrate their little lives.  After all there wouldn’t be a grandparent day if it wasn’t for them.

Just me
Debbie Dee