The Three Minute Grandparent

I want.   I must have.   Just gotta’ get that!   I can’t live without that. Do you hear yourself?  Have you expressed a similar sentiment recently? I hear this Grandpa in these phrases.  Before thinking through an issue or perceived need, one of these phrases tumbles out of my mouth and I have fallen into the trap of the immediate.  I find that I am not willing to wait, and I want it…NOW. But those who trust (wait) in the   Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not faint.  Isaiah 40:31 (HCSB) What a wonderful verse for the consistently impatient.  This verse speaks volumes to me when I grow impatient.  The word for wait is more of trusting over the long haul, looking to God for all of our needs and the divine patience to know that God has our best interests at heart.  God loves me; why would he not want the very best for me?  So, ca...

Snowy days are fun.  22 degrees below zero is fun once in a while. Multiple days of below zero weather tend to be depressing and get just plain tiring after a while!  We have experienced the below zero weather on multiple occasions at this Grandparent's home, and it is now tiring!  Thanks to Ezra Jack Keats ,  the author of  The Snowy Day ,   a favorite book of our children, we have a wonderful picture of snow from a child's eye.  With mountains of snow to surf down, climb and tumble in, every child dreams of days of play in the white, powdery stuff.  Who doesn't want to climb the highest hill and coast down on a layer of snow? Not meaning to burst your romantic view of snow, however...the stuff is   COLD . After countless hours and years of clearing cars of snow, slipping on ice, shoveling walking paths, and tromping through feet of snow just to pick up some milk at Safeway, I must say...I still like snow. Yes, I am a romantic wh...