Living With Six Little People

I have a special privilege that many grandparents in the world do not have. I live with six of my seven beautiful grandchildren. Every day is so much fun.  Seriously, it is.  After being without them in Israel for a whole year, I am enjoying every single second. They are so funny and sincere, and, I must say, very obedient. That makes living with them that much better. Of course each one has moments where he is testing his boundaries, but those are few and far between.  We are all working on establishing a house of prayer here in Brussels, and it’s so much fun to see the kids participate. Ashlyn loves to bring her Bible in almost every morning and take part in the worship and prayer.  The younger ones take part, too, and it’s always in the form of dancing and singing. We try to have special times when they can have their own watch. That way they can be as loud as they want! You’ve never seen a group a kids love to sing more than my group! It is amazing.

I love being able to love on them whenever I want.  Mornings are my favorite times with them, because they get up and come downstairs still sleepy-eyed and crawl in my lap while I’m drinking coffee.  We have some really good talks over breakfast. I’m blessed that all seven of my grandchildren are being taught the ways and character of God.  It’s a full time job but so worth it to see them make right choices have the right responses to issues that life throws at them.

Speaking of “seven” grandchildren, this is my precious seventh who lives in Texas with her precious mom and dad (my son).  This is one of my favorite pictures of Hadassah.  Isn’t she amazing?  I would love to be able to squeeze her right now!

Sure. Living in community has struggles, but the joys far outweigh any struggles.  It is so fulfilling.  I do have one suggestion, though, for grandparents who are toying with the idea of doing this.  Make sure you have a special place you can retreat to when you need some alone time.  It’s so important to have somewhere to relax and be quiet.  But honestly, I don’t have to do that too often.  I love being with my babies!  I have told them many times that no matter how big they get they will always be my babies!