Four Steps to Making Great Memories with Grandchildren!

I so appreciate the following devotion from the Grandmother's Bible! It was written by Bobbie Wolgemuth and is entitled, I Will . .  I Will . . .  She says, "Psalm 9 contains a great 'I Will' activity list to remember when you spend time with your grandchild. First, start with an attitude of praise. Tell the Lord what you are thankful for. Count your blessings, name them. It will be easy to have a heart full of thankfulness after you've named even a few. Your heart will be full and running over with the kind of attitude that pleases God and spills over on the young ones with the love of the Savior. Second, tell the kids what God has done in the past. One of our greatest resources as grandmothers is the history we have lived. Everyday miracles fill our memory banks.  Pull a few past marvels out of your memory treasure chest and tell your grandchild of the Lord's wonders. Third, be a happy grandmother. Open the door with a smile and a hug. Let your face show the gladness of the Lord. Your inside joy should envelop your grandchildren with every encounter, no matter where you are. The fourth 'I will" is my favorite: sing. Sing with your grandchildren. Leave a song in their hearts."

When my grandsons were younger, I picked them up on Wednesday mornings to take my oldest grandson to school. Then my younger grandson would come home with me and we hung out until it was time to pick his brother up from school. We all hung out until Poppa got out of work then we picked him up, grabbed a bite to eat for supper, and then the boys went to our church for Wednesday night kid's event. We took the boys home when it was over - a full day of fun with sweet boys! I LOVED Wednesdays! I had ever so much to be thankful for, for sure!

Now the boys are older, but they still come over almost every Saturday to spend the night. I LOVE Sunday mornings when they are here, I fix breakfast, we spend time together until they go home after lunch. These are times I treasure for sure and I always am certain to tell them how thankful I am for them and remind them how very dearly they are loved.

Do you have any special days where you get to spend time with your grandsons? What do you do? So, today, or tomorrow, or the next time you are with your grandchildren, remember these four things and help pass on a heritage of faith by the things you say and do!