Spoiling The Grandchildren
Why, oh why, do grandparents spoil their grandchildren? The comfort, joy, and unconditional love grandchildren bring to their grandparents is certainly reason enough. But have you ever thought that it is because the grandparents truly miss the fun of being parents? How many older people still put on funny faces and joke around with babies trying to make them laugh? I was picking on a young man one night after services about making sure he spends time with his two precious children and stressing that watching TV together did not count. I told him if I could turn back the hands of time, I would make all my children toddlers again. Just being able to pick them up and cuddle them and kiss on them brought such joy to my heart. Then I remembered Jesus saying, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18.3).
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