Mother or Grandmother: Is There a Difference?
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It really doesn’t matter what age or stage a mother is at. Once you’re a mother, you’re a mother forever. God places within each mom the need to nurture her little ones–always guiding, always loving, always giving and prodding them in the right direction with gentle reminders: “Be careful,” “Dress warm,” “Eat healthy.” And just when you think the nest has emptied and mothering can take a vacation, the phone rings. A pleading voice begs for advice. The years pass, and instead of motherhood ending, it begins a new role with another title: Grandmother. Same loving, same nurturing, same prodding in the right direction–only with a bit more spoiling.
Do Moms Really Change Roles?
At some point it may appear you’ve changed roles completely, as your now grown child mothers you. Not so. Because inside, where it really counts, a mom never changes: she’s always guiding, always giving, always loving…
Just like our heavenly Father.
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Psalm 118:1
Think about when your role switched from “Mom” to “Grandmom.” How did you first find out? How did you feel? Overwhelmed? Overjoyed? Worried? Fearful?
(c) 2010, Rebecca Barlow Jordan, partial excerpt from Day-votions™ for Grandmothers (Grand Rapids: Zondervan) All Rights Reserved
This is the fifth blog in a series for women, moms, and grandmothers. If you’d like to read the “rest of the story,” and the miracle that prompted it, you can find it on this complete excerpt.
What about you? Look at the questions above. After you read the blog and the complete excerpt, I’d love to hear your comments here about when you first became a grandmother, how you found out, your responses, etc.
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Rebecca, I suppose that my email address gives me away. You are so right saying once a Mother always a Mother and placing the “grand” in front of it makes me smile! As my brother told me once, “Sis, it is great to see the headlights coming and the taillights going!” This he was speaking of the “grands” visits. Of course, when our college kids were coming home it was always the other way around. We would sigh a relief when they went back to school because their schedules had definitely changed and there was no longer an appropriate curfew
Thanks for the the wonderful book DAY-VOTIONS for grandmothers, I loved having a bit of our family story told in your book. BTW, four of our granddaughters and one grandson have formed our FAMILY SCRIPTURE CLUB with me. It is great fun and a true blessing to have them so excited about receiving God’s Word every day.
Blessings!
Iris
Thanks, Iris, for your comments. I know your family story is encouraging many. I love the idea of the Family Scripture Club. You are leaving a great legacy!
i feel very bad of your website.you want to include so more informations about the topics
Divyas, I’m not sure I understand your comments. Would you like to explain a little more clearly what you are trying to say? Thank you!