This Granpa Thing
My brother once said to me it seemed that it was only last weekend he was dating his wife, through the week the kids somehow just came along, and now, without warning they are all full grown.
His point was, life happens way too fast -so fast it leaves you speechless at times and its true. It does. It seems to me that it was only moments ago that our home was filled with noise and kids and commotion. There was always someone needing a ride here or there, some mini crisis to sort out, some project that someone needed help with, someone doing or needing something. In the evenings as the kids went to bed there was always a prayer time with each of them and day end chats about things.
Now the bedrooms are silent. Have been for a number of years. I sometimes just go and stand in them. It is weird to see them neat and tidy, ready for visitors to use if necessary, and so, so empty.
Lin tells me I am way too maudlin-that life moves on so we must too. She seems to have made the transition to this sans kids zone fairly easily. I haven't. I liked having the kids livin here - problems and all!! I liked being a dad.
I am not as maudlin as Lin thinks I am or I may be sounding here. As life has gone on there have been awesome blessings to experience. Lin and I have more time together. We do things together we couldn't do before. I have learned to love her more now than I have ever in my life. What an enormous blessing she is and has been in my life. God was very kind to me.
Now Kandace and Leah have kids of their own. Little Grayson and Asher are the latest beautiful blessings that God has given the family. We are growing. Life is getting richer for it.
So I have nothing to complain about right??
Wrong.
There is one small matter.
I am now being called grandpa.
Grandpa?? ...............................................GRANDPA??!!!
Ouch. Double, no, tripple ouch!!! Am I THAT old ??
Life is really, really going too fast now. This is rough.
I don't think I am ready for yet another "transition "!
Hummm..
Okay..for you Grayson and Asher ..I'll give it a go.
1 comment:
just think Dad in a few years time those bedrooms will be flowing over with kids over Christmas, the odd weekends, and summer holidays, joys of grandkids! that big house will not feel so big anymore! not so bad, you don't have to deal with the crying and hurt toes, you just coo at them, give them great presents their parents can't afford or didn't want them to have, and smile and wave as they go home! it will be a wonderful life, just you wait! how nice was you to hand Asher off to me when he was crying knowing it wasn't your responsiblity?
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