I did buy a nice pumpkin to put on the front porch this morning at the market. Remembering all the years of doing pumpkin sales with the Boy Scouts. It was a big job unloading the trucks, keeping the pumpkins turned, helping with sales, and disposing of those that rotted.
It would have been a great fall to decorate with pumpkins, mums etc. here. We will still have above average temps for a few days. Usually, we have had frost and pumpkins rot quickly, so I don’t put any out. Halloween would be an exception, but I don’t even do that anymore. My regular flowers, however, look beautiful. They bring me much joy. I hope you all have much joy today.
Jo, is it possible the other grandmother is paying for these outings? I think it is so important to pray for the in-laws of my children. There are many things to pray for them especially considering their spiritual state. I also pray that they will never turn my grandchildren from the right path. Relationships usually ebb and flow. Grandchildren will have different needs in different stages of life. Grandchildren can also be more comfortable with the grandparent they have been around more. We cannot be with them as much often and there may not be much we can do about that.
Autumn is a favorite time of year and we look forward to that first frost on the pumpkin wiping out allergens and pollens causing us to sneeze! There is just something so cozy about cooler temps and the warm colors of autumn…
Speaking as a grandparent who has not been a great part of the grandchildren’s lives we do what we can and let the Lord lead. One granddaughter has dear grandparents on her mother’s side of the family. DIL is not so warm to us but her parents like us. They are dear followers of Christ and they lead by example…granddaughter’s parents not so much. Granddaughter is not endeared to us and we have a superficial relationship sadly.
The grands living here are not particularly endeared to us and that is how our son-in-law wanted it. He is a good Dad on many levels and he wants to be the center of their lives..and we have no room (his parents are deceased). We have supported their mission trips and gave a car to youngest , give a generous Christmas gift but that’s about the extent of our relationship. Grandson left for a six month mission trip this morning of which we gave support but we were not to be a part of knowing of his departure…I saw a photo of him and his parents at the airport when he left this morning. They are all about “family” but we are not to be a part…
Saying that I understand the sting because we didn’t see this coming raising our children. But it has been what we have been given and we move along…
This is a coincidental conversation in that,a friend was only an hour ago telling me about a similar situation where parents of a couple’s grandson at nearby college were driving a distance to see the son at college. The college is not at all far from the grandparents. But the grandparents will sadly not see them. My friend felt sad about the hurt her friends feel. I told her that some people do not take seriously the commandment to honor your parents. I also said that it is a youth focused world. I know there is more. It is complicated.
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Morning! It is a lovely coolish start to the day. Time to get some chores done around here!
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Ditto to NJ’s post!
Have a good day, all.
I did buy a nice pumpkin to put on the front porch this morning at the market. Remembering all the years of doing pumpkin sales with the Boy Scouts. It was a big job unloading the trucks, keeping the pumpkins turned, helping with sales, and disposing of those that rotted.
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It would have been a great fall to decorate with pumpkins, mums etc. here. We will still have above average temps for a few days. Usually, we have had frost and pumpkins rot quickly, so I don’t put any out. Halloween would be an exception, but I don’t even do that anymore. My regular flowers, however, look beautiful. They bring me much joy. I hope you all have much joy today.
Jo, is it possible the other grandmother is paying for these outings? I think it is so important to pray for the in-laws of my children. There are many things to pray for them especially considering their spiritual state. I also pray that they will never turn my grandchildren from the right path. Relationships usually ebb and flow. Grandchildren will have different needs in different stages of life. Grandchildren can also be more comfortable with the grandparent they have been around more. We cannot be with them as much often and there may not be much we can do about that.
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Autumn is a favorite time of year and we look forward to that first frost on the pumpkin wiping out allergens and pollens causing us to sneeze! There is just something so cozy about cooler temps and the warm colors of autumn…
Speaking as a grandparent who has not been a great part of the grandchildren’s lives we do what we can and let the Lord lead. One granddaughter has dear grandparents on her mother’s side of the family. DIL is not so warm to us but her parents like us. They are dear followers of Christ and they lead by example…granddaughter’s parents not so much. Granddaughter is not endeared to us and we have a superficial relationship sadly.
The grands living here are not particularly endeared to us and that is how our son-in-law wanted it. He is a good Dad on many levels and he wants to be the center of their lives..and we have no room (his parents are deceased). We have supported their mission trips and gave a car to youngest , give a generous Christmas gift but that’s about the extent of our relationship. Grandson left for a six month mission trip this morning of which we gave support but we were not to be a part of knowing of his departure…I saw a photo of him and his parents at the airport when he left this morning. They are all about “family” but we are not to be a part…
Saying that I understand the sting because we didn’t see this coming raising our children. But it has been what we have been given and we move along…
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This is a coincidental conversation in that,a friend was only an hour ago telling me about a similar situation where parents of a couple’s grandson at nearby college were driving a distance to see the son at college. The college is not at all far from the grandparents. But the grandparents will sadly not see them. My friend felt sad about the hurt her friends feel. I told her that some people do not take seriously the commandment to honor your parents. I also said that it is a youth focused world. I know there is more. It is complicated.
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