Happy
Ben my wee grandson is like my shadow at our house, I love it. I was changing after coming home from the office and of course he was there with his hundreds of questions as usual. He was sitting on my bed and asked, "Papa, does nanny not sleep with you anymore", "No son, not anymore". "Papa, is nanny coming back soon", "no pet, nannys not coming back soon". "Papa, when is she coming back cause Ben misses nanny". "Papa misses her too son but shes not coming back for a long time". He told me she was living with God and the angels which I agreed but he proceeded to ask me where God and the angels lived and was God coming back, he went down stairs and asked his mum “why does Papa cry a lot”, Amy said “it’s because Papa is sad”. He pondered this a while and then came up with a great idea. Mummy, he said, “Ben’s going to make Papa happy again”. And he does!
Now thats the best idea I've heard in a long time and it set me thinking, "Who can I make happy today?" You know the simplist things in life are usually the best, a word of encouragement, a hug, a handshake or sometimes just a smile of acknowledgement can brighten someones day. You begin to realize its not complicated to make someone HAPPY even in the midst of crisis. Go on I dare you, give it a try and let me know if it works.
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Hi Phil,
When my son was born someone bought me a photo frame which had a little caption on it that reads:
"Of all the gifts both great and small, a child to love is best of all"
I couldn't agree more!
Children see things in a much more simpler way. They don't try to analyse or think of words of encouragement, they say it how it is and it comes from the heart which is the best form of encouragement ever!
There's nothing in this world that I love more than a hug or kiss from my son because I know that when he gives them to me, he's not expecting anything in return, it's simply his way of telling me that he loves me and that lifts me more than I can tell you.
Thank God for our children and grand children, what a blessing they are to us!
Take care Phil xxx
Michelle
kids are the cutest, when my mum died last year, my nephew (who loves Thomas the tank engine) said "can my Thomas train go up to Heaven and bring nanny back?" Then about a month later my sister took him to see the grave where his nanny's body was and he said "is that where Jesus lives?" Hope that brings a wee smile too!
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