Mother's Day Card - May 2016



Mother’s Day Card
By Connie Hawkins

I love being a mother but I really love being ‘grandma’.  My grandchildren are now doing all the cute things that my children used to annoy me by doing.  How one changes when one becomes a grandma.  And isn’t it strange that the things we used to do that annoyed our children have suddenly become useful information. One minute you’re just ‘mother’ the next minute you are a wise old owl.

I got the cutest card for Mother’s Day from Little J a year or two ago.

It said: Wanted – Grandmother
Odd hours.  No pay.
Must be willing to be a babysitter-on-call.
Holidays required
Must have patience and a sense of humor,
And above-average hugging skills!
Fringe benefits include: Lots of love and fridge art!

Now tell me friends, how could any grandma resist an ad like that!  Now, I have four to hug, cuddle, pamper and spoil. “The Bible says in regard to raising children: “Train them up in the way they should go and when they are old they will not depart from it.” I am thankful that my children trust me enough to take care of and nurture their children.  Yep, I love being “Grandma”. 

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