Grandma or Angel

"If you don’t believe in angels, you haven’t met my grandma!"  I have always believed in angels, in fact, I think I have one sitting by my side right now.  But when I saw this message , it made me want to cry.  Grandmas sometimes act a lot like I think angels would act.  Grandmas aren’t upfront and on center stage.  Grandmas aren’t looking for a lot of acknowledgement.  They’re always close at hand (whether on the phone, living nearby or through Skyping (which grandmas are doing more and more of!)).  A grandchild always knows where they stand with grandma – she loves them no matter what.   It’s good to turn to grandma when there’s a boo-boo.  When grandma tucks you in for the night, they feel soft and yet strong.   A grandma never seems to get enough of her grandson or granddaughter.  A grandma doesn’t need to say a lot, but you know they love you. 

Grandma Love

Grandma Love

When a baby is born

a grandma is, too,

with more love in her heart

than she ever knew.

The average person becomes a grandparent at age 50.   And aren't we different people at age 50 than we were in our twenties or thirties?  We have had our good times and our bad times.  We have worked, raised our own children, volunteered, sat on committees at church, in the community and within our schools.  We have traveled, even if only to see relatives. Hopefully we have sat on a sun-lit beach and felt the hot sun shine on our face, and then watched the sun set over the water.  We've probably gone fishing, ridden in a convertable car, skipped rocks on a pond and had a hotdog at a baseball game.  We've done the things we should have done and some things we should not have done.  But we have lived and learned and loved and laughed and cried.