What a God-given privilege and blessing to enjoy grandchildren.What a God-given duty to do our best in helping to train them in the right ways.
What a God-given opportunity to share with them creative and interesting experiences.
Grandparents Day falls each year on the first Sunday after Labor Day.
There are three purposes for Grandparents Day:
- To honor grandparents
- To give grandparents an opportunity to show love to their children's children.
- To help children become aware of the strength, information and guidance older people can offer.
In 1979, Jimmy Carter proclaimed the first Grandparents Day. Part of the proclamation reads:
Grandparents
are our continuing tie to the near-past, to the events and beliefs
and experiences that so strongly affect our lives and the world
around us. Whether they are our own or surrogate grandparents who
fill some of the gaps in our mobile society, our senior generation
also provides our society a link to our national heritage and
traditions.
We all know grandparents whose values transcend passing fads and pressures, and who possess the wisdom of distilled pain and joy. Because they are usually free to love and guide and befriend the young without having to take daily responsibility for them, they can often reach out past pride and fear of failure and close the space between generations.
We all know grandparents whose values transcend passing fads and pressures, and who possess the wisdom of distilled pain and joy. Because they are usually free to love and guide and befriend the young without having to take daily responsibility for them, they can often reach out past pride and fear of failure and close the space between generations.
Enjoy your day, grandparents!
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About Carole:
Besides being an active participant in many writing groups, Carole is an award-winning author and enjoys mentoring beginning writers. She loves to weave suspense, tough topics, romance, and whimsy into her books and is always on the lookout for outstanding titles and catchy ideas. She and her husband reside in SE Ohio but have ministered and counseled nationally and internationally. Together, they enjoy their grandsons, traveling, gardening, good food, the simple life, and did she mention their grandsons?
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