The Gift of Love

I want to tell you a little about being a mom and a grandmother in my world.  I live for my children and grandchilden.  They are my sunshine and my rainbows.  They make my face light up when I see their faces or hear their voices. They make me glad that I am alive on this earth and treasure each day I can see them.

Every day I get out of bed and thank God for all of the wonderful people I have in my life.  I have found through my years on this earth that if you truly love a person, you will love them unconditionally.  That is the way I love my family and friends.  There are mishaps and challenges in our lives but we have help during those bad times.  Family and friends come to our rescue in troublesome times and make our lives more tolerable.  I have learned that we must overcome every obstacle to find true happiness.  I have found that true happiness with my family and friends.

It is the best feeling in the world as a mom to watch your child grow and finally, as the child reaches adulthood, to achieve their expectations and goals in life.  That is how I feel about my daughter, Amanda.  Throughout life I have always called my daughter, "My gift."  She is a blessing from God and as the months have grown into years, I have truly come to admire her and call her my best friend.  Amanda married a wonderful man, Aaron, whom I love as my son. I have always told Aaron that God brought him to Mandy and our family. We are very fortunate to have him.   Aaron and Mandy have given me two beautiful grandsons, Noah and Abram, whom I've had the pleasure of looking after in their absence.  I not only think it is a privilege to take care of these little beings, I think of it as a "grandma moment" where I can spoil them with every ounce of my being and in turn, my grandchildren give me little hugs and lots of kisses.  I also have the privilege of seeing and hearing all of their little antics and stories.  One such little story is of my grandson, Abram.  He is four years old going on eight!  Abram had the flu for two days and while he was sick, I had the grandmotherly opportunity to cuddle with him, read him stories for hours and spoil him to the max! Finally, as Abram was getting well, he asked me, "Grandma am I sick anymore?"  I smiled at him and again thanked God for such a wonderful grandson.  "No, you aren't sick anymore, Abram. God has taken away the sickness." 

There are trials and tribulations in our lives but they make us stronger individuals and it's up to each individual to learn to love themselves and in turn love others.  What better joy can we have than giving the gift of love.

And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.  God is love.  Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.  1 John 4:16