I Love Being A Grandma

Grandchildren are God's way 

of compensating us for growing old.  

~Mary H. Waldrip

 

The other day I was at the school. I was in the K4 classroom and all the kids were hugging me and calling me Grandma Rice. I thought what a wonderful name to be called - GRANDMA.

To my grand kids I'm known as Grandma, Grandma from 'Tucky, and MeMe.

The Grandma from 'Tucky was from when we lived in Kentucky.  Some of them still call me that even though we haven't lived in Kentucky for about eight years.

Being a Grandma is one of my greatest joys in life. With my grand kids I can act crazy, laugh a lot, forget about sadness, and share lots of love that I have inside for them. 

I remember my Grandmothers and the love they had for me.  They were all hard working women who raised large families without all the conveniences we have today. I still have letters that two of my Grandmothers wrote to me, even after I was grown and married with children of my own and had made them a Great Great Grandma and a Great Grandma.

My Great Grandma Creekmur lived to be 96 and my Grandma "Mammy" lived to be 91. 

I'm glad that they were a part of my life.

My Great Grandma Creekmur's  Wedding Day

My Great Grandma Creekmur

My Grandpa "Poppy" and Grandma "Mammy"

My Grandma "Mammy"

9 of my 11 Grandchildren and Me

I always pray that I'll be a good example of a Godly Grandma and my grandchildren will have wonderful memories of all the times we spent together and  always remember how much I loved each one of them.