In case you have been living far away and haven't heard - I AM GOING TO BE A GRANDMOTHER. My oldest daughter Meghan is due March 24th and is ready to meet this kid as she says.
I have not been this excited in a while. Why? Why is it so exciting to think about being a grandparent? My father actually asked me why I was so excited to be a grandmother. I did not have a formed answer.
Watching your children grow from baby, toddler, grade school, teenager and finally an adult is an awesome experience. Once they reach the adult years and you can have a different relationship with them - you begin to feel as if they have arrived.
Then seeing your children have their own children completes the circle of life. I have been thinking a lot about my own grandparents and what do I want to pass on to my grandchildren. I have heard that having grandchildren is better than being a parent because you don't have to do the disciplining. I am determined my grandkids will enjoy spending time with me.
One of my grandmothers passed the faith on to me. She sang, read from the Bible, taught Sunday school class and never hesitated to talk about how Jesus wants us to treat other people. My biggest hope is to do the same for my grandchildren.
I began to feel guilty the other day because I realized that I don't have the same sense of excitement at the thought of meeting someone new, getting to know them and sharing God's love with them. I am not out of my head excited to get the opportunity to witness to others. The thought of sharing with others about Christ can sometimes make us very nervous.
As I live in to actually being a grandparent I am hoping to take notes on how I pass on the Christian faith and how I can transfer that to sharing the faith with those I don't know. Pastors share about the faith every week as they lead worship, teach and preach. Remember that the worship crowd are usually those who are already converted or at least are open to the Christian faith.
I invite you to consider your relationship to those outside the walls of the church. How can you walk with them and find opportunities to share the faith? How can we, the church, become more adept at sharing our experiences of what God has done in our lives, in the lives of others we have known and in scripture. I hope to gain new insights as I become a grandmother.
I have not been this excited in a while. Why? Why is it so exciting to think about being a grandparent? My father actually asked me why I was so excited to be a grandmother. I did not have a formed answer.
Watching your children grow from baby, toddler, grade school, teenager and finally an adult is an awesome experience. Once they reach the adult years and you can have a different relationship with them - you begin to feel as if they have arrived.
Then seeing your children have their own children completes the circle of life. I have been thinking a lot about my own grandparents and what do I want to pass on to my grandchildren. I have heard that having grandchildren is better than being a parent because you don't have to do the disciplining. I am determined my grandkids will enjoy spending time with me.
One of my grandmothers passed the faith on to me. She sang, read from the Bible, taught Sunday school class and never hesitated to talk about how Jesus wants us to treat other people. My biggest hope is to do the same for my grandchildren.
I began to feel guilty the other day because I realized that I don't have the same sense of excitement at the thought of meeting someone new, getting to know them and sharing God's love with them. I am not out of my head excited to get the opportunity to witness to others. The thought of sharing with others about Christ can sometimes make us very nervous.
As I live in to actually being a grandparent I am hoping to take notes on how I pass on the Christian faith and how I can transfer that to sharing the faith with those I don't know. Pastors share about the faith every week as they lead worship, teach and preach. Remember that the worship crowd are usually those who are already converted or at least are open to the Christian faith.
I invite you to consider your relationship to those outside the walls of the church. How can you walk with them and find opportunities to share the faith? How can we, the church, become more adept at sharing our experiences of what God has done in our lives, in the lives of others we have known and in scripture. I hope to gain new insights as I become a grandmother.
