GRANDPARENTS...

Today is Grandparents Day. I had amazing grandparents. Louis and Louise Asbell. I just went a couple of weeks ago back to Missouri where they lived. Days like today, I miss them so much. I have sweet memories of the farm with my Grandpa, fishing at the ponds, and grocery shopping with my Grandma. Other memories of my Grandpa trying to convince me to have some of his "chewing gum" which was actually chewing tobacco. Ugh, disgusting. Other memories with my Grandma of cooking with her, on the green "stool/chair/ladder". I miss walks with Grandpa on the farm, and watching country/western movies with him. I hate country/western movies, but with him, it was different. I felt safe at their house, and with them. I miss them.

So for Grandparents Day today, I now look to my parents, who are Grandparents themselves. Every year at Danielle's school, they celebrate Grandparent's Day with an open house type of event. My parents came to pick me up at 5:45a.m. And we traveled to Chapel Hill to see the sweetest 2nd grader on the planet. She was ecstatic to see us! There are cookies and orange juice. She drank mine and hers. Somehow I knew that was going to happen! Dad's still struggling with his Bells Palsy episode, so some discussion was to be had as to "what is wrong with Grandpa". He is refusing to wear his eye patch (as noted by the picture). Once his eye began rolling and became very red and irritated, I insisted on him wearing it. I was a little afraid the kids were going to freak out. His eye doesn't need to be exposed, and so with a little "daughter" persuasion and insistence, he put it on. I had to guide him through the halls. We practiced his pirate voice, and Danny thought it was hilarious!

Danny told me she had a hard time going to sleep last night... She wanted us to come to be with her, but she didn't know if we were coming or not. We saw her artwork for the day, and her poem just for my Dad and Mom. I love that kid... and so do my parents. I love to watch them love on her and on Rebecca. I just wish it could happen more often.

Today I honor them... as Grandparents who love well. Thank you Mom and Dad for loving both of my nieces, individually and as amazing children of God. Thank you for desiring for them to know about Christ. Thank you for loving them despite how well they did in school, in spite of how well they do "in the world". Thank you for the example of marriage that sticks through it - still together after 40 years. Thank you for loving well.

Danielle had a great time with you both on Friday. I did, too.

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