The following are random quotes that you can send as a text message to other grandparents, the parents of your grandchildren or to your grandchildren themselves.
For someone about forty or fifty:
There is still no cure for the common birthday.
John Glenn
For those who inspire you as they go through hard times:
The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths.
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
For those struggling with their circumstances:
The will of God will not take us where the grace of God cannot sustain us.
Billy Graham
Life is hard. After all, it kills you.
Katharine Hepburn
Dying is easy; it’s living that’s difficult.
Frederick Lenz
Just for the fun of it:
One out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they’re okay, then it’s you.
Rita Mae Brown
The idea is to die young as late as possible.
Ashley Montagu
Many people die at twenty-five and aren’t buried until they are seventy-five.
Benjamin Franklin
To connect someone who is suffering with Christ who suffered for us:
God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.
Augustine
Jesus was buried in a borrowed tomb because he was planning on returning it to its rightful owner after a short weekend.
Craig D. Lounsbrough
Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.
Jesus Christ
These and more inspiring, wise and fun quotes can be found in Eternity Bound: Reflections on the Grace of Aging by Michael Shaughnessy.