Black and White

I remember in the Wizard of Oz - how the movie began in black and white - upon entering the land of Oz, life was suddenly brilliant color. That is what Grandmerrying is about......you walk about in black and white for what seems to be such a long time.....things become clearer in black and white, I think, although at times we must travel through shades of gray to see the clearness. Then you blink your eyes, finding the time is not long at all, but actually just a whisper, and you find yourself in living color - for me, that is the difference between parenting and grandparenting. It is the Fall of life.......we think that nothing can match the splendor of Springtime, and then comes the brilliance of Fall with all the colors - it is a time of wonder......this is my time of wonder, watching each tiny event in one tiny life as though it was a major daily headline....this little one who will carry on - who brought such color and splendor to life will march on through life, and a little bit of whom you have been will continue being...you will move on to winter, but he will walk on through a lifetime of Springs and Summer's just as you have done, carrying beyond your lifetime bits and pieces of who you were, or maybe how you looked, and how you thought. Investing in Grandchildren brings rewards that go beyond your lifetime - they will carry living memories of the life you have lived.