This is our grandson Ian, he will be playing T ball this summer. Isn't he the cutest? He lives in Oklahoma, we live in Florida, we don't have to be experts in geography to know it's much further than a hop, skip and a jump to visit. I am grateful for technology which allows us to talk on the phone and see each other on the webcam occasionally. He breaks my heart when he's looking for me to be there as he watches an airplane fly overhead.
This is our granddaughter Erin, Ian's baby sister. She has Papaw right where she wants him. I'm sure he's only the second of many males to fall prey to her prowess in the years to come. See what I mean? Look at this knowing and adorable gaze. She has learned to say "Papaw" very well and seems to know what this can mean for her in the days ahead. Now, on to the older granddaughters who live in Arcadia, Florida which is only about 3 hours south of us. They love to match Papaw's wit and get him to "perform" for them. Too cute. It would be great to have captured these times on video. Blackmail material my friends.
Can you see the plans being formed in these master minds?
As parents and grandparents alike we must all take our responsibility to these young ones very seriously. Their very lives are at stake. I am speaking of their spiritual lives both now and for eternity. The Bible, God's very word, teaches us the importance of sharing the gospel and teaching others of Jesus Christ. As heard recently in a sermon, "Are people better off spiritually having been around you?" This pricked my heart. Father, cause all of your children to work out their salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. Phil 2:12b-13
"You shall therefore lay up these words of mine in your heart and in your soul, and you shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
"You shall teach them to your children, talking of them when you are sitting in your house, and when you are walking by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. Deu 11:18-19
Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord . Psa 34:11
