Oh, the joy of being great-grandparents is a joy many never live long enough to experience. We do not take this for granted. An afternoon with our granddaughter, Hope, and her two children, Xander and Sienna, reinforced for us why God gives children to the young!!
In Genesis 17,
when Godhimself appears to Abraham
and tells him that Sarah will bear a son,
Abraham falls on his face laughing
and exclaims,
“Can a child be born to a man
who is a hundred years old?
Can Sarah, who is ninety years old,
bear a child?”
(Genesis 17:17).
(Genesis 18:13-14)
After Sarah laughs,
God turns to Abraham, asking,
“Why did Sarah laugh, and say,
‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old? ‘
Is anything too wonderful for the Lord?”
Sarah has been caught
in the act of her private
laughter and mocking commentary,
a response which catches God off-guard.
We understand why when God granted Sarah the child she longed for all her life (she was in her 90s – so it was quite a miracle), she laughed (not believing God could really do that) and then she gave Isaac to the church. The priests there raised him!
Oh sure…. she gave her child to God in gratitude for God’s generosity. Suuure!!
I’ll bet she didn’t have the stamina to care for that lively little guy!
Hah! We loved visiting with our great grandkids, but we’re sure grateful it’s Hope who took them home – not us! Embrace those great-grandchildren… and then kiss ’em good-bye. You bet!!
I’m headed to bed. I’m exhausted!
See ya tomorrow (God willing)
Love, JanBeek
Her mama had to help me
get her in my lap!
JanBeek 
Comments on: "Embrace Great-Grandkids" (7)
A beautiful post, Jan. Wonderful photographs and a. heartfelt observation in this: ‘An afternoon with our granddaughter, Hope, and her two children, Xander and Sienna, reinforced for us why God gives children to the young!!’
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Ah yes! 🤪
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What a blessings it is to be a great-grandparent Jan. Wow, that’s amazing. Not many lived long to witness that.
They are all so beautiful.
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Thanks for your kind comment! ❤️
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I’m a fellow blogger and when searching for blogs containing the word “grandchild,” I came across your post. This made me laugh and smile!! 💕
We recently learned we’ll be blessed with our first grandchild this coming summer. God willing, I pray I’m fortunate enough to see our great-grandchildren also! Thank you and big blessings to you and yours! ❤️
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How fun to have connected with you over our common tag of grandchildren! What fun to have him/her to look forward to this summer!
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Thank you, Jan! Yes, very exciting time! 💗
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