Grandparents Day
On September 8, our country will celebrate Grandparents Day. If you are lucky enough to be a grandparent, you might not want to hold your breath for the presents to roll in. The fact is, just being a grandparent is the reward in itself. My wife Trisha and I are very blessed and extremely excited we will soon be with one of our sons and his wife at the birth of their third child and our eighth grandchild. We could not be happier.
If you have ever wondered where Grandparents Day came from, let me explain. The idea came from a housewife in Fayette County, West Virginia by the name of Marian McQuade. She was very involved in working with the elderly in nursing homes and wanted them to get the attention they deserved. She also hoped grandchildren in the country would learn from their grandparents and see them as a source of wisdom and knowledge. In 1978, President Carter ushered in the first official Grandparents Day. It is now celebrated on the first Sunday after Labor Day. Now you know.
Here are a few quotes that better sum up being a grandparent:
“Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting.”
Unknown
“Grandchildren don’t make a man feel old; it’s the knowledge he’s married to a grandmother.”
G. Norman Collie
“Never have children, only grandchildren.”
Gore Vidal
“Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild.”
Welsh Proverb
“What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in abundance. They give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort, lessons in life. And, most importantly, cookies.”
Rudy Giuliani
“Grandchildren are God’s way of compensating us for growing old.”
Mary H. Waldrip
“Grandmother-grandchild relationships are simple. Grandmas are short on criticism and long on love.”
Unknown
“It’s amazing how grandparents seem so young once you become one.”
Unknown
“What a bargain grandchilden are. I give them my loose change and they give me a million dollars’ worth of pleasure.”
Gene Perret
“When grandparents enter the door, discipline flies out the window.”
Ogden Nash
“One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather.”
Joy Hargrove
“Grandmas hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever.”
Unknown
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