My Quote

"Your firstborn teaches you the depth of love; subsequent children the breadth of love. But your grandchildren teach you the FULLNESS of love." - Me

Oh, the Joys of Being a Yia Yia!

Oh the Joys of Being a Yia Yia!

When I learned that I was pregnant with my second child, I wondered how I could possibly love him as much as I loved my first born. Then I found this verse,

" Our first child helps us to discover the depth of love; our second child, the breadth of it."

I found this to be incredibly true for me and was blessed with an abundance of joy as I nurtured my two wonderful sons.

Now I am astonished that I am a Yia Yia! How do I describe how wonderful this experience is, and yet I realize that I have only just begun the walk of grandmothering. So many quotes on the internet speak of grandparenting or have funny little verses on the challenges of having those little ones around again. Where is a verse I can relate to, I pondered. I need to write down the words of my own heart. So until I can coin my own, I have posted a few to share:

We'd wish our kids were small again...
If we were granted any wish, I'll tell you what we'd do,
We'd wish our kids were small again, for just a month or two.
To hear their squeals of laughter, to watch them while they play.
And when they ask us to join in, we wouldn't say, "Not today."

To hug again their chubby frames, to kiss away their tears,
and cherish childhood innocence that washed away the years.
Then when it's story time again, we'd stay a little longer,
to answer questions, sing the songs, so memories would be stronger.

But time is callous, wishes, myth, yet God in all his wisdom,
has given us another chance before we join his kingdom.
Your faces may not be just the same, your names are changed, 'tis true,
but yet the smile that radiates, reminds us so much of you.

God must have known that grandparents would need a chance or two.
For many little happy things we hadn't time to do.
So God gave love to grandparents to equal that before, that,
in effect embraces those little lives they bore.

Grandchildren are a grandparent's link to the future, and grandparents are the child's link to the past.

Child of my child,
Heart of my heart,
Your smile bridges the years between us -
I am young again discovering the world
through your eyes.
You have the time to listen
And I have the time to spend.
Delighted to gaze at familiar,
loved features, made new in you again.
Through you, I'll see the future
Through me, you'll know the past
In the present we'll love one another
As long as these moments last.

Grandkids are the crown of the aged.”
-Proverbs 17:16