Grandparent's Day

I have been thinking about doing a post on my grandparents for a while. It's hard to put into words how special they are to me. I am a little over tired and not in the mood to do it right now but felt it was appropriate on Grandparent's Day.

My Grandmother - She is a unique and eccentric woman. She marches to the beat of her own artistic drum but holds fast to traditional values. She loves deeply and is the epitome of cool. She never was the babysitting grandmother or someone we would go spend the day with to make cookies or bake cakes. In fact, she made it clear to her own children she had raised her kids and wasn't going to take part in doing the same with theirs. She's not much of a little kid person. She was the grandmother who would pick you up on her motorcycle, have long afternoon chats, balance her way across logs to find a really cool beach, steal firewood to build big campfires, sleep in a leaking tent so she wouldn't disturb your sleep, swim anywhere, ride in the back of a pickup truck for over 100 miles in "North Country" until her skin turned black from dust, went to a red neck street dance in Moosehead because it was her granddaughter's 15th birthday (mine), sang "Achy Breaky Heart" to me all summer because of the crush I had one year, can make best friends in a parking lot anywhere in the country, loves an adventure, makes her children her biggest priority, is her grandchildren's number one cheerleader, is the first to arrive if there is an emergency, has had her heart broken so her compassion runs deep, loves the Lord with all of heart, and is a prayer warrior. Just a few things about a woman who has the gift of hospitality and edification. She is one of my best friends.

My Grandfather - He is a little kid person and the closest thing to a father Vinny and I had. He wasn't with us everyday but when we saw him he gave us the hugs and love I am sure we craved. A testament to this is the only picture found up in my brother's room was one of my grandfather holding him when he was two or three. He has loved us with an undying and unconditional love and is truly a gift from God to us. He is a man of values, is steadfast in his convictions, has sacrificed for his family, he is very tough and very tender hearted, he takes his family on as his own personal responsibility from his oldest child to youngest great grandchild and they remain his priority whether 0 or 52. He is involved, present whenever you need him, always there to give his wisdom, never could there ever be a prouder grandfather, he is broken hearted when his grandchildren endure pain, he will weep when you weep, rejoice when you rejoice, he believes in hard work and men that keep their commitments. He can get angry and you stay out of his way but he always says "If I die I want you to know that I love you with all my heart". He is not perfect but a man after God's own heart. He is my grandfather.