I find myself often saying, “My grandmother always said…”
My grandma is awesome. She has always been my cheerleader, and as I’m raising my kids, I find myself deferring to her wisdom on a fairly regular basis.
Grandma Rita has a neat way of packaging her wisdom in memorable phrases. And growing up in her house meant that I got a whole treasure chest of them!
Today, in honor of my wise grandma, I’m kicking off a series of Grandma’s Old Adages, beginning with my favorite: “Show me your friends, and I’ll tell you who you are.”
I wrote an article about this very thing for OnCourse Magazine. Click on over and check it out.
Grandma Rita
I praise God for the heritage of godly grandparenting. I have a lot of things my Grandma used to say that have shaped my attitudes. But the wisdom that pops into my mind right now is from my Grandpa – “Don’t sit there like a bump on a pickle waiting for life to happen,” he said. “Make it happen! Make good, intentional choices.” I think that thought helped to shape my current ministry, Heart Choices.
That’s a good one! And it really coincides with our greatest admonition to parents: raise kids with the end result in mind. When we have a picture of what we hope to cultivate in our kids, we can make “good, intentional choices” for them, as your grandpa said. Thanks for stopping by!
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