Apr. 28, 2006 - You know you're in a life change when...

You know you're in a life change when...

1. your children are 16, 18, and 20, but there are diapers in almost every trashcan in the house, and in my case, the office.
2. the breakables in the house are put on the top shelves and kids toys are on the bottom ones.
3. you can barely open the doors or cabinets with the new child locks that keep them closed.

Yes, a new phase of life has begun. I’m a full-fledged grandma and happily so! But once again that means it’s time to regroup.

The house has been rearranged back to child safety mode.
The yard has to be cleaned and rearranged.
The doors have to have special knobs on them.

My daughter and her family have moved home and what a blessing! There’s always more to do than 1 or 2 can do alone. But with a team of people, so much can be accomplished. How difficult our current world has made things for so many. Fathers and Mothers have to work just to make ends meet. Single parents barely just get by or their job demands are such that the children have to stay in day-care all day. In many realms it’s no longer acceptable for a mother to stay home.

Oh how I longed to be a stay at home mother again. Then I remembered what I taught others when I did more consulting. Not everyone is made to be an at home parent, home school parent, or to go out into the workplace. We are many people made up of many personalities. It’s finding where we fit, what gifts God gave us, then using those gifts to find peace and happiness.

Having our children and grandchildren living in our home is what God has me doing right now. Coming home to grandchildren makes everything seem clear.

©2006 Susie Glennan

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