Four Blessings from Above: The Joy of Grandchildren
It’s been a while since I showed pics of our grandchildren. Many of you have endured sleepless nights wondering when I was going to get back to them. Now you can relax and breathe again.
The family got together recently for Tyler Stump’s second birthday party. Don’t you love the message on his shirt? “My parents are exhausted.”
He’s such a good hearted kid, and he is into everything. Having raised two girls, it’s enlightening now to be dealing with four little boys! But they are so precious.
Here Jake, Ty and cousin Matthew Franklin are all trying to figure out what’s in the big box. (A basketball pole and hoop).
Here’s a video of Ty opening presents and saying "Oh my goodness." Cousin Matthew is standing beside him, anticipating his next birthday. (You can view the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mRN1e5yLpk)
Jake’s checking out the cupcakes. Trying to decide which kind to have first. It’s tough being a kid. You gotta make the call.
Now when Ty examines a cupcake, he’s trying to decide what it will look on like on his face. Here’s the answer.
While the big boys are doing their thing, Jack Franklin hangs out with Grandma Nanci. And she couldn’t be happier.
With all the great presents he’s received, Ty (looking cool in his new shades) just wants to play with the little orange squeeze ball. And why not? It was my favorite too.
Jack Franklin, through blue eyes, sees the world from a different angle. He knows everybody from their knees down. And he’s pretty happy about it too.
Two days after the party, Matthew Franklin came to visit. We were watching the “Amazing Book” video (the one with Dewey DeciMole) about the Bible and its stories. It came out when our kids were small, and is now being enjoyed by their kids. Nanci and Matty and Moses are cozy and content, loving life and enjoying the gift of love.
Sons are a heritage from the LORD,
children a reward from him.
Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are sons born in one's youth.
Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them. Psalm 127:3-5
Randy Alcorn
http://www.randyalcorn.blogspot.com/
http://www.epm.org/
children a reward from him.
Like arrows in the hands of a warrior
are sons born in one's youth.
Blessed is the man
whose quiver is full of them. Psalm 127:3-5
Randy Alcorn
http://www.randyalcorn.blogspot.com/
http://www.epm.org/
5 comments:
Such cute pics, Randy! And great Psalm. I've recently used that on my blog when people have tried to talk my husband and I out of our decision not to use birth control, for money, security, etc. types of reasons. I don't get it! Children are a blessing from God!!! :o)
Randy, thanks for sharing your family with us. It helps to connect us all as children of the King! I know what its like to be blessed with grandchildren as my husband and I have 10 between the two of us. Eight of them are boys so we do understand the saying on the T-Shirt...
God Bless you Randy, you have no real idea of how YOUR books helped bring me back to the Lord, your books and a couple of very wonderful Christian women. I'm now waiting for you to write another book in your series that will have Ollie Chandler accept the gracious gift that Jesus has offered us. That would make a nice ending to the series!
May the Lord continue to bless you and your family!
jackie M
grass valley, Calif
(formerly of Hillsboro and Portland Oregon, who used to work for AMR in Gresham and up Mount Hood but from Damascus and Sandy)
Amen! What a great post.
Grace abounds!
Thanks for your ministry through your blog, Mr. Alcorn. Your books on Heaven have helped our daughter a great deal when we faced multiple deaths last year. (You gave her one through my husband at the Peacemaker Conference last fall--Fred, I believe, drove you to the airport.)
Much appreciation!
Your sister in Christ,
Tara Barthel
Exhausted? Yep. But truly blessed. Thanks for loving us, Pops.
I love seeing your grandchildren and know you invest so much into them. How blessed you are to have them so close by!
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