Comments on: Be Surprised By Joy

By: Fresh Flower Delivery Gifts

Fresh Flower Delivery Gifts — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:24:47 +0000

Fresh Flower Delivery Gifts…

I don’t agree with you in 100%, but you covered some good points regarding this topic…

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 23:07:14 +0000

Maybe Matt and Jenna will go for Orlanda?

By: Judy

Judy — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 22:36:33 +0000

We have a neat tradition with our 9 grandchildren. I put their photo ornaments on our “grandchildren” Christmas tree every year–one photo ornament for each child for each year that they have blessed our family. Our oldest grandson is thirteen, so we are accumulating a lot of precious memories. The grandkids love looking at their pictures. Also, it reminds us of how truly blessed we are.

By: Jonathan Reding

Jonathan Reding — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:17:36 +0000

Amen.

By: paul

paul — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 02:02:15 +0000

Great post! Nouwen is great. God’s strength is perfected in our weakness. He will strip away what we depend on so we will learn to depend on him.

By: Lauren Cunningham

Lauren Cunningham — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:59:28 +0000

Baby Cope will be one lucky girl! My prayers are with all four grandparents as you await and anticipate her arrival. When you see Matt and Jenna give them each a hug from me. If you forget that is OK too! Cogratulations!

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 23:08:08 +0000

Explanation of the comment by Nancy above.

I wanted another brother. Had one brother and one sister. The fourth child was on the way, and I was counting on a second brother.

And I wanted him to be named Orlando — for my favorite baseball player at the time, Orlando Cepeda.

When he turned out to be a she, I — according to the family story that lives on — apparently asked if we could name her Orlanda. Unfortunately for me (at the time), the name was rejected. Nancy was chosen.

By: SG

SG — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 22:08:04 +0000

Your granddaughter! Wow! That is a word I don’t thinK I have ever associated with you and Diane, but I am so excited for you all! My Mom says the only thng more wonderful than the holding your sweet baby in your arms is holding your babie’s sweet baby in your arms! I can’t wait to hear all about her! She is gonna be a blog star no matter how hard you try to down play it, so don’t try!:)

By: Deana Nall

Deana Nall — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 21:12:45 +0000

1) Wait until she’s about two. Invite her to spend the night.

2) Around ten p.m., break out the chocolate milk. Give her about a gallon of it.

3) She’ll be up until 3 a.m.

4) When Matt and Jenna come to get her the next day, say you don’t know what in the world happened, but little Copette would NOT go to sleep the night before. Complain about how tired you are.

My parents did this over and over with Julia and I don’t think they ever figured out the possible connection with the chocolate milk. And my mom was a preschool director and early childhood expert at the time.

Have fun!

By: Hooteewho

Hooteewho — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 20:38:36 +0000

Obsess and gloat away, it was this time two years ago that we anxiously awaited the arrival of our granddaughter.

Laughter and giggles are in store, and the first time she calls you by name and holds your hand, it is a slice of heaven on earth.

Excited for you and Diane, nothing will compare!

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 18:56:13 +0000

You’ll be a great grandpa just being you! Of course, the gifts won’t hurt either. Girls like sparkles and glitter, you know. Can’t wait to “meet” her and see some pics!

By: M

Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:36:34 +0000

Seen on an airbrushed t-shirt in Gatlinburg, Tennessee:

“If I had known grandchildren would be so much fun, I’d have had them first!”

I don’t even know if that’s possible.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:26:32 +0000

Two things:
First, I’m glad my name isn’t Orlanda! Second, what name did the future new grandpa decide to go with?!

By: rinn

rinn — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:21:00 +0000

Mike all of the advice you have received today is good. The joy of grandchildren is beyond compare. It is fun to have them run to you with those glowing joyfilled faces and outstretched arms. Then when they leap into your arms and wrap their little hand behind you neck to place a wet slobbery kiss on you cheek and squeeze with all their might you just can’t find any thing like the feeling you get.
However their is another side of grandparenting.
The kids will love you no matter what you do but the Mommie may have some issues with those half dozen cookies you gave her an hour before she went home. Or the king sized hershey bar just before bed time.
In the style of a famous teacher :
You have heard it said, “it is the grandparents job to spoil the grandchildren and send them home.” but I say to you watch out!because in accordance with another famous saying ” what goes around comes around” and you never know when Matt is going to ask you to keep them for the weekend so he can spend some quality time with Jenna.

By: Cathy Messecar

Cathy Messecar — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:15:16 +0000

Mike,

A new joy is about to enter your lives, one like no other. It will spin your hearts around and leave them soft as cotten candy. Grandparent joy is like no other. It’s not explainable. It must be experienced.

A good thing to do: Since the time my grands started talking, I’ve kept a file of their cute sayings, questions, and antics with dates for each. Oh, I love the wisdom of these-fresh-from God creations and their perspectives about life. You can even share these at a later date with your grandchild.

One of my favorites is when my daughter phoned early one Sunday morning and asked, “Do you think it’s okay for Adam to go to church with his spurs on?”

Grandma Cathy’s answer, “You betcha.”

Abundant joy not to mention sermon material is on the way through this sweet baby granddaughter.