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When my grandparents moved, some of their belongings were passed along to their children and grandchildren. One of the things that went to my parents’ home was one of my grandmother’s many bibles. Just last year, I was browsing through it and discovered pencil marks with dates, times, and names marked next to passages in…
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Looking back, I now realize how thoughtful and purposeful my grandparents were with their grandchildren. My grandmother loves giving gifts but she wasn’t content with buying the newest baby dolls and the latest race cars for us. Instead, she made sure our birthday and Christmas gifts had an element of faith in them. One Christmas,…
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Pope Francis recently announced the establishment of an international day to honor grandparents and senior adults. The World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will take place annually on the fourth Sunday of July. The Pope remarked on the importance of grandparents in the scriptures and in our lives today. He reminded us that “…old age is a…
