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“Stay Green”

Hopefully you’ve lived your dreams and are now entering your grandparenting years feeling fulfilled in many areas. But life is not over, and we should not view it as such. Whatever number of years you have left is time enough to set new goals, reach new heights, and explore new adventures. As Psalm 92 says, you can still be green and vital, growing and fruitful, in old age.

We have two big jobs as grandparents. As we saw in yesterday’s devotional, one is being a teacher. The other is being a student—learning and trying new things. Both jobs are important to foster a great relationship with our grandchildren. 

What are your grands learning from you about growing as a person? Grandparents are the perfect choice for showing children what the expression “Broaden your horizon” means. 

Let’s face it—our grandchildren are living in a tiny box with a screen that supplies friends and fake adventures but little real-life experience. They need us to be the hands and feet of life outside a box. We need to show them what life is like when they put the phone down and do…anything. 

And it’s fun to keep them guessing about the talents we have acquired over the years. 

One day in church, two of my grands were using sign language to com­municate with each other. I had learned sign language. But my grands didn’t know this…until I reached over and signed, “What are you two doing?” 

They both looked at me with huge eyes and signed, “Did you read our sign language?” 

I just shrugged and went back to listening to the preacher. 

Thomas Jefferson is quoted as saying, “If you want something you’ve never had, you have to be willing to do something you’ve never done.” I love that! This life is full of new adventures and crazy ideas and fun experiences and remarkable opportunities, but we have to take the first step toward embracing them. 

If you feel as though you’re stuck in a grandparenting rut, it’s time to dig out of the rut and make a checklist of new adventures. Whatever it is that you’re feeling passionate about, start now. 

Rockstar grandparent, take action! Your next twenty years will not go any slower than the previous twenty, so don’t delay. Sign up today for anything you want to do!