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Grandparents Day: It's Not Too Late!

Today is Grandparent's Day...most people aren't even aware of it and even more forget about it. It's sad.

I'll always remember my grandparents. Living in a two-story flat in a small town in upstate New York, I had the privilege of seeing them every day. 

Running upstairs after school to get a popsicle or some other treat Grandma prepared, I would read the sign that hung outside their door:

"I expect to pass through this life but once. Therefore, if there is any good that I can do, let me do it now. For I shall not pass this way again." For me, those words became a philosophy of living as I grew up.

I remember my grandfather taking me downtown on the city bus every Tuesday to run his errands. We'd always stop at the five and dime because he knew how much fun I had sitting at the counter and enjoying a root beer float, while we talked about anything and everything under the sun.

When I graduated from high school, my Grandpa gave me a card that had this quote from Indira Gandhi inside: "My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition."

If your grandparents are alive, it's not too late to send them a home-made card, call them up and tell them how much you love them, or get on Skype and find out how they're doing.

And if your grandparents aren't with you any longer, take a minute to say a little prayer for them. Remember a great quality they had as a grandparent and make that gift of theirs a part of your own life; in that way, you'll always carry the memory and presence of your grandparents close to your heart.

And for my two grandchildren, Ethan and Kaelynn, I love you and pray for you every day.


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