Grandparents

I will never forget the day eight months ago when my son's girlfriend, Anna, walked into my bedroom crying. I felt the biggest rock plop into my stomach, crunching my heart as the rock plummeted. My greatest fear has always been that something horrible would happen to one of my kids. Was it an accident? Was he hurt on the job? It was an accident all right, but not what I'd been fearing.

Anna plopped down on the edge of my bed sobbing. "I'm pregnant!" She sure didn't get the response she thought she would from me when I burst in to laughter and began clapping! A BABY!

If God had given me the right to hand pick a woman for my son, I would have picked Anna. No question. My dear, serious, responsible son needed a silly, loving and outgoing woman to balance him out. To bring out the silliness I knew he had hidden deep inside him. I was extremely thrilled and blessed that he'd chosen Anna, who was already a friend and child of my heart.

And now, they were going to bring a child into the world!

Here we are finally, a week and a half after the due date, ready to welcome our grandson to the world!

We already have two grandchildren. Sadly for us, they live in Illinois and we rarely get to see them. I would say that I'm entirely too young to be having grandchildren, but I'm thrilled with the fact that I AM young and I'll be able to spend quality time with my grandkids. I'll just look good while I'm doing it!

So at 3 PM today, I'll be whisking out the door, heading for the hospital to lend support and cheer to my "daughter" as she goes through the worst pain she'll ever experience but will soon forget when her son is finally and firmly laid in her arms for the first time. I'll have the camera at the ready, the phone set to dial and my laptop available to send out announcements.

And here is where my darling husband and I add another goal to our long lists of goals. To be the best grandparents we can possibly be, to be involved without being overwhelming, and to share our parenting skills with as much love and encouragement as we can without saying "do it OUR way." I'm thrilled right now, and I can't wait to share it with you all!