Happy Birthday, Faith and Logan!

 

Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of children is their fathers. (Proverbs 17:6 ESV).

 

Another year has gone by way too fast. These last eighteen years seem to have past in a blink of an eye. While today is not Thanksgiving Day, it was those eighteen years ago when Faith and Logan, my oldest grandchildren made their grand appearance in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I remember getting the phone call telling me that I needed to get a flight as soon as possible since they were about to be born. That date and time was always a bit of a mystery. Some of you have heard me tell that story. Because of some complications Brandy was hospitalized for a lengthy period of time during her pregnancy beginning around twenty weeks. Our prayers were that they would not be born too early. As the weeks passed it appeared those prayers would be answered. At thirty-six weeks, the twins decided to make their entrance. It was Thanksgiving Day, 2003. As you can see from their impromptu first day of senior year photo, they turned out just fine!

 

The most interesting thing about their birth was my insistence in securing a plane ticket for that day much earlier. When Kyle called and told me to get there, I said, “No problem. My ticket is for this evening.” He didn’t know I had already purchased the ticket weeks earlier. Mary was already in North Carolina helping since Brandy was confined to bed rest in the hospital. I was still in Texas. I was asked why I bought the tickets for Thanksgiving Day. My answer was simple. I just knew that with the sense of humor God has, He was going to make sure they were born on a day that would forever remind me of how great a gift they were in my life.

 

The Scripture for today is a clear word for me as much today as it was then: “Grandchildren are the crown of the aged.” Each of the five grandchildren I have is such a blessing. However, today belongs to Faith and Logan. So many memories course their way through my mind as I write. There isn’t enough room to write them all. Perhaps just one will suffice. It deals with their growth in life. As I have aged and been able to be even more present in their lives these past few years, they have become more conscious of the need to tell me what to do. I am, after all, not very compliant in health concerns. The echoing of “Grandpa, you’re not supposed to do that” is actually wonderful music to my ears. God was right about being thankful for them, though I’m not sure I really needed much of a reminder. Happy Birthday, Faith and Logan!