{"id":306288,"date":"2020-07-27T07:00:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T11:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/ideas-for-connecting-with-your-grandkids\/"},"modified":"2020-07-27T07:00:04","modified_gmt":"2020-07-27T11:00:04","slug":"ideas-for-connecting-with-your-grandkids","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/ideas-for-connecting-with-your-grandkids\/","title":{"rendered":"Ideas for Connecting With Your Grandkids"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mary Larmoyeux shares her wisdom as &#8220;Nana&#8221; on how to make connections with grandchildren. 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Mary Larmoyeux says, as grandparents, we ought to be more intentional about the legacy we hope to be leaving to our grandkids. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> I do think a lot about when I\u2019m gone. I want them to know that they had grandparents, who loved them and prayed for them. I know I write in my Bible when things happen, probably for the last 25 years\u201420\/25 years\u2014dates and what happened or problems and how God answered it. Someday, someone will probably look at that and say, \u201cHuh, you know, God does answer prayers.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Monday, July 27<sup>th<\/sup>. Our hosts are Dave and Ann Wilson; I'm Bob Lepine. You\u2019ll find us online at FamilyLifeToday.com. Have you thought about what it is you\u2019re doing that will leave an intentional legacy for your children and your grandchildren? We\u2019ll talk more about that today. Stay with us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us on the Monday edition. I just got back from doing a little grandparenting\/a little fresh grandparenting. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Wait; what happened? Where were you?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> We had gone to visit our son and daughter-in-law in Texas. They just had a new grandbaby, so we went. We were with their four-year-old and the new grandbaby. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI didn\u2019t know there is such a thing\u2014there is now a product that\u2019s markers for drawing, but the markers only work on a special kind of paper. Have you seen this?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> No; I don\u2019t know what you\u2019re talking about.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>If you have these markers, and you write on the wall, or you write on the rug or anything, it doesn\u2019t make a mark. But you use this special paper, and the marker shows up on that kind of paper.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Where was this when our kids were little? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Wow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I know! I\u2019m learning so much about the cool new apps and the cool new toys! I did so much drawing; we did a lot of tracing of hands. My granddaughter kept leaving my thumb off. I go, \u201cI only have four fingers! You have to add a thumb!\u201d We had a great time. Being a grandparent is a lot of fun; because at the end of the day, you can leave. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Maybe that\u2019s what the grandfathers say; although getting a good night\u2019s sleep is pretty nice these days. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes, yes. Here\u2019s the other thing I think about when I think about grandparenting\u2014when I was a kid, and my grandparents would come to visit, they were <em>so old<\/em>!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes! But <em>we\u2019re <\/em>not!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Now, I go visit my grandkids; and I\u2019m so young! [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I don\u2019t think our grandkids are thinking that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> We have somebody joining us today who <em>loves<\/em> being a nanna. Mary Larmoyeux is with us on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Welcome back!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Bob, it\u2019s great to be here.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Mary is the first person I every talked to when I called FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, back in 1992, when we first were starting this conversation about starting a radio program.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> You mean she answered the phone?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> She was Dennis\u2019s personal assistant. Dennis had left a phone message for me, and I called back; and I got his assistant, Mary Larmoyeux. She\u2019s the first person I ever talked to.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> You know, when I called <em>you<\/em> back, after you left a message for me, I got <em>you<\/em>. [Laughter] You didn\u2019t have an assistant. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, yes, things work that way sometimes. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMary is\/was here\u2014you were here 26 years.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> In addition to being a personal assistant to Dennis, she went on to be a staff writer for us\u2014wrote <em>hundreds<\/em> of articles that are still available on our website at FamilyLifeToday.com\u2014is not only a great writer\u2014but is, as I said, she\u2019s a great nanna. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou are in your groove in life; aren\u2019t you?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> I love being home, and I love being a grandparent. My grandkids\u2014none of them live right next to me. The ones who are the closest are the older grandkids; they live about 30-45 minutes away. The others live <em>thousands<\/em> of miles away.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So you get to see some of your grandkids somewhat regularly; the others occasionally?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Occasionally, yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Mary wrote a book\u2014we\u2019ve talked about this before on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>\u2014a book called <em>The Grandparent Connection: 365 Ways to Connect with Your Grandchild\u2019s Heart.<\/em> It\u2019s full of creative ideas\/ways to engage. Then, you\u2019ve written this new book called <em>One-of-a-Kind Grandparent Connection: Building a Legacy with Your Grandchild.<\/em> You are very intentional as a grandparent; you see this as a God-given responsibility.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> I do because I think the faith of the next generation\u2014that God\u2019s design is for it be passed down in families, where God said that one generation is to tell the next generation. I look on my ministry\u2014my love for Christ; and my husband, Jim; and then my family\u2014and to pass that legacy on. That\u2019s what I see as my most important role in life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Mary, is that something you saw passed on into your life, or is this something new? Is this something that you\u2019re thinking, \u201cOh, I want this,\u201d and it\u2019s a new thought?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> When I was growing up, my dad\u2019s parents were alive; and I was really close to them. My grandmother was \u201cNanna,\u201d and that\u2019s why I wanted to be Nanna, too. She meant a whole lot to me, and we spent a lot of time. We would do simple things, whether it\u2019s paper dolls, or making things, or just spending time with her. I wanted to be like <em>her<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Did you get to pick your grandmother name? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Yes, I did.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> You did!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> I did get to pick it. Our oldest son, when they were pregnant, he said, \u201cWho do you want to be?\u201d I said, \u201cI want to be Nanna\u201d; I told him why. His daughter called me \u201cNina.\u201d She\u2019d go, \u201cNina,\u201d \u201cNanna.\u201d It was really confusing, because of bananas. [Laughter] She was calling me Nina; I said, \u201cThat\u2019s fine, Chris. Just let her call me Nina.\u201d He goes, \u201cNo, you want to be Nanna; you\u2019ll be Nanna.\u201d [Laughter] So I got to be Nanna. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I had a connection with <em>my<\/em> grandmother; I was named after her. I just felt like, \u201cShe loves me <em>so much<\/em>.\u201d It filled me up! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tDo you think that, for you, that has filled you up?\u2014being a grandmother?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Yes, I did feel unconditional love. I feel that for my grandkids, and I want to show them unconditional love. Yes, I agree with you.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I love, at the beginning of chapter 11, you have kindergarten kids talking about what grandparents are. Did you see this?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I did.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> This is really cute. It says\u2014this is from\u2014what are they?\u2014five\/six years old?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Yes, they were.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cGrandmas and grandpas are older than mothers and fathers and like to hold grandchildren in their laps and hug them.\u201d Amen! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThey like to answer questions.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWhen they read to us,\u201d\u2014this is great\u2014\u201cWhen they read to us, they don\u2019t skip words, and they never care if we ask for the same story over again,\u201d which is different than when you\u2019re a parent; you know?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThey don\u2019t say, \u2018Hurry up!\u2019\u201d Is that true?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u201cThey usually have lots of quarters.\u201d [Laughter] That\u2019s a good one!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0\u201cThey don\u2019t have to do anything except be there when we come to\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0see them.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> That\u2019s pretty neat; yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> That\u2019s what we\u2019re talking about. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis is classic: \u201cThey shouldn\u2019t play hard or run.\u201d [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThey especially like to read stories to grandchildren from big books with lots of pictures.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s somewhat of the truth of what a grandchild <em>feels<\/em>. I love the part that \u201cThey don\u2019t hurry.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Because, when you\u2019re parents, it\u2019s always in a hurry; and you <em>are<\/em> skipping words, because you\u2019re trying to get the book read so they can get to bed. Yet, as a grandmother or grandfather\u2014what is it about that time now, as a grandparent, that makes you slow down and sort of seize the moment? What do you think?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> I think it\u2019s because you realize how fast time goes by. I think I\u2019m a better grandmother than I was a mother, really. Things that were problems aren\u2019t as big of a problem. I have some perspective on life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMother always used to say, \u201cThings have a way of working out,\u201d and sometimes it would irritate me. It was like she wasn\u2019t even all that bothered\u2014I mean, she listened; she was sympathetic\u2014but she was like, \u201cIt\u2019s going to work out! I promise you!\u201d It always did. I know it\u2019s from Romans, really, how \u201cAll things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose,\u201d\u2014I know that\u2019s true\u2014when you\u2019re in the moment, you might not feel like it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think it\u2019s all that perspective. Tomorrow\u2019s not promised, so I really do want to make the most of today. When I\u2019m with my grandkids, I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll be with them tomorrow; and I don\u2019t know if they\u2019ll be living close to me either. It\u2019s like realizing, \u201cToday.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Mary, is there something that God has for us, as grandparents, to do that we can do better than moms and dads can do; do you think?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> I think sometimes we might be able to listen better because we\u2019re not so busy. We\u2019ve got more perspective. I really do think we can do that. One thing that surprised me, as my grandkids have gotten older\u2014especially with long-distance grandkids and things\u2014because you can still have that wonderful relationship. You can still talk to them, and ask them what\u2019s going on, and how you can pray for them. Ask them to share things, and they <em>will<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOne time one of my grandkids, who lives long distance, sent me a text. It was like: \u201cPlease pray for me, because I\u2019m getting ready to do something that\u2019s really scary,\u201d or something like that. She didn\u2019t say anything about what it was. I did; I prayed for her. I had <em>no<\/em> idea what it was. I texted her back, but she didn\u2019t answer. I ended up texting her dad, trying to see, \u201cWhat in the world could this be?\u201d I found out what it was; she was riding motorcycles up and down some mountains. She had a good time. I don\u2019t really know if she was supposed to be doing that. [Laughter] I don\u2019t think she was. I felt honored that she texted me to say to pray for her. It\u2019s just a whole different relationship. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> It\u2019s almost like\u2014I don\u2019t know; maybe this has been written before; it just hit me\u2014it\u2019s almost like, when you\u2019re a parent, and in the middle of the parenting season\u2014whether they\u2019re little\/especially if they\u2019re little\u2014it\u2019s just chaos. You can\u2019t even see outside their room. It\u2019s like you can see as far as the wall, then the bathroom, and the poopy diapers, and all that. You\u2019re just in it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut when you become a grandparent, it\u2019s almost like you\u2014it\u2019s like a drone; you lift way up; you\u2019re able to look down\u2014and you can see the road ahead. You can see beyond, because you\u2019ve been there. You\u2019re like, \u201cOh, this isn\u2019t that big of a deal.\u201d When you\u2019re a parent, you think it is; but it really isn\u2019t. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be okay.\u201d Is that somewhat true?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Here\u2019s the illustration that comes to mind as you\u2019re describing this. You\u2019ve been on the sidelines at a football game, with the coaching staff that\u2019s on the sidelines. There\u2019s a whole different coaching staff that\u2019s up above in the press box, watching the game. Why is the offensive coordinator up above, watching from there, rather than on the sidelines?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Because he can see things we can\u2019t see from above.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I think there\u2019s a perspective that we have on life, and parenting, and what our grandkids are going through, that mom and dad, on the sidelines, are maybe blind to. To your point, you have a perspective on life that\u2019s different than your kids\u2019 perspective. You can say, \u201cI\u2019ve seen this happen before, and it\u2019s going to be okay.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> \u2014\u201cokay\u201d; yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI know one of my daughter-in-laws used to say she would hate to ask us to watch the kids so much or something. I\u2019d say: \u201cOh, please, please! Ask us to watch the kids!\u201d I mean, grandparents are <em>delighted<\/em> to watch the kids. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBefore I had grandkids, I remember I used to get just a tiny bit irritated when people would tell me they couldn\u2019t do things, even at the last minute, because all of a sudden, they\u2019re watching their grandkids for something. But <em>then<\/em>, when I became a grandparent, it all made sense; I was like that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Let\u2019s talk about having long-distance relationships with our grandkids. I think that\u2019s super hard. We\u2019ve got some grandkids\u2014four\u2014that live out of state. It\u2019s hard to maneuver. When they were little, it was FaceTime<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> was this anticipation and excitement for them. Now, there getting a little older, and I\u2019m having this sense of insecurity; because they\u2019re doing other things. Talk to us about that. What does that look like, and how have you pursued that?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> You have several grandchildren; right now, the oldest one is five\u2014something like that? There\u2019s a whole chapter in here about long-distance grandparenting. There are all sorts of things you can do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the things that <em>I\u2019ve <\/em>done with the grandkids is we actually had a set time for FaceTime; it was an appointment. It wouldn\u2019t matter who asked me to do what; during that time, I was going to FaceTime those grandkids. We had so much fun together. They were really long, long times because, when I did it then, I would read stories to the kids.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014when they were little?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> And even when they were older. Then they would read to me. With the iPhone, you can flip it, so they can read. I would get kids\u2019 magazines and show them things. They would look for the hidden pictures, and all of those. We would just play games\u2014you can just do all of it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> You can do all of this on the phone?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> \u2014on the phone. You can still have that relationship. Also, you can be pen pals; you can write letters when they\u2019re older, and they can write to you back. You can send them little packages. You might ask them, if they find a little treasure, if they\u2019d send it to you, or call you and tell you about it. You can still do a whole lot of things, even though they\u2019re long distance. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> And didn\u2019t you write your grandkids a letter on their birthdays? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Yes; I write the grandkids a letter and put pictures all around the side of what happened that year. We\u2019d talk about some things that happened during that year and then have a Bible verse. I actually got that idea from Florence Littauer; I heard her speak. She has a book; I think it\u2019s <em>Blue Plate Special,<\/em> where she talked about writing birthday letters. I thought, \u201cThat\u2019s a great idea!\u201d I\u2019ve been doing it forever. It\u2019s really neat when you remember every year\u2014some of them have ones I skipped, or for whatever reason, I didn\u2019t get their year\u2014but then they have a chronicle of their life with all those birthday letters. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You said your FaceTime with the grandkids would be long\u2014like 30 minutes?\u2014longer? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Well, the FaceTime with the grandkids is usually longer\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Really?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> \u2014because we\u2019d talk\u2014it would be <em>hours<\/em> with the ones that were real long. I mean, it was like a morning or something; it would probably be about two-and-a-half or three hours.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And how\/how old are the\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I\u2019m guessing their parents went out on a date. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> I think it did give mom a little break; I don\u2019t think she minded it. There were several kids, so we\u2019d take turns\u2014one at a time: \u201cIt\u2019s So-and-so\u2019s turn now,\u201d and then, it\u2019s the next one\u2019s turn. The younger they are, the harder it is\u2014like if they\u2019re a year-and-a-half, or two\u2014their attention span\u2019s not very long. But it worked out great. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> A five- or a six-year-old would stay connected with you and be happy to be on the phone with Nanna for 45 minutes?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary: <\/strong>Well, or maybe 30; but we\u2019d do FaceTime, though, and we\u2019re reading. I\u2019m reading books. I\u2019m actually walking into where\u2014I call it the library\u2014but we have kid books. I say, \u201cOkay, what book do you want me to read today?\u201d Then they\u2019d say, \u201cI want you to read that book.\u201d I\u2019d pull it out. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe only reason we got the iPhone<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> when we did\u2014it was because of the kids\u2014because they wanted to FaceTime. We got an iPhone, because they wanted to walk around and show us stuff where they were. Now, we can walk around and show them stuff. They know it, because they\u2019ve been in the house; and they\u2019ve been to those places. You can have a <em>great<\/em> relationship with long-distance grandkids. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann: <\/strong>I like the idea of a slotted time\/an appointment with them, because then the kids are anticipating; and you\u2019re not pulling them away from their activities. I\u2019m pretty inspired about this two-hour to three-hour [time]. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary: <\/strong>It\u2019s not going to always work like that; it depends on the season of life for that family. For that particular time of life, it worked out well for maybe two or three years, where we did that. Where we are now, it\u2019s a little bit different situation; so it\u2019s not going to be that long and not that often. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut for the long distance one, we\u2019re writing letters now; so we write a lot of letters. You just do whatever has to be done. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> We have a granddaughter that would <em>easily<\/em> talk for two hours.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Oh, yes; she\u2019s the best! [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Just have her pick out some stuff. Play a game; you know, with all the technology, you can play games together. You can do all sorts of things long distance. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Really good idea.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Now how often do you go see them when they\u2019re thousands of miles away?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> The ones that are so far away\u2014we saw them twice last year. You just do what you can do!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> When you see them, when you\u2019re able to be person to person with them, the fact that you\u2019ve had these regular FaceTime meets\u2014your relationship is already there. They don\u2019t warm up to you; they come running to the car. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Yes; it\u2019s a close relationship. The ones that are here, you get to see in person. So you can have a close relationship with your grandkids, whether they live near you or whether they live thousands of miles away. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes; you\u2019re not only intentional about building a strong relationship, but you want to be involved in passing on a legacy of spiritual vitality. What are you doing intentionally to plant spiritual truth in the lives of your grandkids?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary: <\/strong>We pray for each grandkid every day; we really believe in that. I know I\u2019ve told you this in the past, Bob, but I have these books\u2014<em>While They Were Sleeping<\/em>\u2014each one has their own little book. I take turns; every day, I do four of them. I read through the Bible Scriptures and all that; I write little notes to them and date it. I\u2019ve done that for years, and they rotate. They\u2019ve got all these years, dates, and prayers I\u2019ve said for them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want them to know that. The kids know it, because I\u2019ve had them write a little note in each book\u2014to date it. Some of them were like two, or four, or seven; so they wrote. I remember one of them was about four or five and said, \u201cThis is very special to me.\u201d In the front of the book, I have a few little pictures of them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI do think a lot about when I\u2019m gone. I want them to know that they had grandparents, who loved them and prayed for them. I know I write in my Bible when things happen, probably for the last 25 years\u201420\/25 years\u2014dates and what happened or problems and how God answered it. Someday, someone will probably look at that and say, \u201cHuh, you know, God does answer prayers.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> You said you have more than one Bible that you\u2019ve written in. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Yes, because I kind of go through Bibles. I write in all my Bibles; but as far as dating those things, there are two Bibles. They\u2019re like my really, really personal Bibles; because if I lose it\u2014I don\u2019t want that lost\u2014it\u2019s in those; because I filled up one with all the blank pages, and I had to go to another one. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I can just imagine, years and years ahead of time, of seeing one of your grandkids with your Bible, with all that Scripture underlined, and your notes. What a gift that will be for them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I have at home a more-than-100-year-old Bible from somebody I\u2019ve never met\u2014from an ancestor\/ somebody\u2014he was an elder at the church in Buffalo, New York, where my dad grew up. That Bible is an heirloom that will be passed on. There\u2019s a letter in the front that\u2014not written to me; not written to descendants\u2014but it\u2019s a personal letter that he wrote. It\u2019s a pretty significant family treasure to have something like that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014a legacy. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Yes; that\u2019s wonderful, Bob.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Here I am; I\u2019m now on my iPad with my Bible more than I am in an actual printed book. You lose something when it\u2019s all on an iPad, don\u2019t you?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes; I wonder if there\u2019s a way to write notes on an iPad Bible?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I think you can; but then, is that the same thing when your grandchild gets your iPad?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes; handwriting.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes; right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave: <\/strong>All I know, Mary\u2014is listening to you today is <em>inspiring<\/em>; because I think, as a parent, you\u2019re intentional. You think, \u201cMan, I\u2019ve got to pass my faith on.\u201d It\u2019s easy as a grandparent to get lazy; it\u2019s almost like, \u201cIt\u2019s the parents\u2019 job; I did my job with <em>them<\/em>.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut <em>you<\/em> are inspiring to say, \u201cNo, I want to be <em>actively<\/em> involved.\u201d I think every grandparent listening is inspired to say: \u201cWhat am I doing? I need to step in and have as great of an impact on my grandchildren as their own parents are having. My job <em>isn\u2019t<\/em> done; I\u2019m actually very needed and essential in my grandchildren\u2019s lives.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> What you\u2019ve put together in this book gives us, not just the motivation, but you give us creative ideas and suggestions for how we can be more effective\/more intentional as grandparents. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe want to make your book available to our listeners this week. If they\u2019d like to get a copy of Mary Larmoyeux\u2019s book, <em>One-of-a-Kind Grandparent Connection<\/em>, you can contact us, here, at FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. We are sending this out to anyone who can help support the ministry with a donation this week. Go online at FamilyLifeToday.com to donate, or call 1-800-FL-TODAY. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you\u2019re thinking, \u201cWell, I\u2019m not a grandparent\u201d; get a copy of this book and maybe go through it and highlight some things. Then, send it to <em>your<\/em> parents and say, \u201cHere are some ideas\/ways you could get more actively involved in your grandkids\u2019 lives.\u201d Again, the book is called <em>One-of-a-Kind Grandparent Connection<\/em>. It\u2019s our gift to you when you donate to support the ministry of <em>FamilyLife Today.<\/em> Donate, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or call 1-800-FL-TODAY.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tLet me just say: \u201cThank you for your donations. 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This is especially important when passing down spiritual truths from generation to generation.","meta_box":{"show_notes":"","transcript_url":"https:\/\/transcript.familylife.com\/fl2020-07-27.pdf","transcript_content":"<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Each one of us will leave a legacy. Mary Larmoyeux says, as grandparents, we ought to be more intentional about the legacy we hope to be leaving to our grandkids. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> I do think a lot about when I\u2019m gone. I want them to know that they had grandparents, who loved them and prayed for them. I know I write in my Bible when things happen, probably for the last 25 years\u201420\/25 years\u2014dates and what happened or problems and how God answered it. Someday, someone will probably look at that and say, \u201cHuh, you know, God does answer prayers.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Monday, July 27<sup>th<\/sup>. Our hosts are Dave and Ann Wilson; I'm Bob Lepine. You\u2019ll find us online at FamilyLifeToday.com. Have you thought about what it is you\u2019re doing that will leave an intentional legacy for your children and your grandchildren? We\u2019ll talk more about that today. Stay with us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us on the Monday edition. I just got back from doing a little grandparenting\/a little fresh grandparenting. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Wait; what happened? Where were you?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> We had gone to visit our son and daughter-in-law in Texas. They just had a new grandbaby, so we went. We were with their four-year-old and the new grandbaby. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI didn\u2019t know there is such a thing\u2014there is now a product that\u2019s markers for drawing, but the markers only work on a special kind of paper. Have you seen this?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> No; I don\u2019t know what you\u2019re talking about.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>If you have these markers, and you write on the wall, or you write on the rug or anything, it doesn\u2019t make a mark. But you use this special paper, and the marker shows up on that kind of paper.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Where was this when our kids were little? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Wow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I know! I\u2019m learning so much about the cool new apps and the cool new toys! I did so much drawing; we did a lot of tracing of hands. My granddaughter kept leaving my thumb off. I go, \u201cI only have four fingers! You have to add a thumb!\u201d We had a great time. Being a grandparent is a lot of fun; because at the end of the day, you can leave. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Maybe that\u2019s what the grandfathers say; although getting a good night\u2019s sleep is pretty nice these days. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes, yes. Here\u2019s the other thing I think about when I think about grandparenting\u2014when I was a kid, and my grandparents would come to visit, they were <em>so old<\/em>!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Yes! But <em>we\u2019re <\/em>not!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Now, I go visit my grandkids; and I\u2019m so young! [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I don\u2019t think our grandkids are thinking that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> We have somebody joining us today who <em>loves<\/em> being a nanna. Mary Larmoyeux is with us on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Welcome back!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Bob, it\u2019s great to be here.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Mary is the first person I every talked to when I called FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, back in 1992, when we first were starting this conversation about starting a radio program.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> You mean she answered the phone?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> She was Dennis\u2019s personal assistant. Dennis had left a phone message for me, and I called back; and I got his assistant, Mary Larmoyeux. She\u2019s the first person I ever talked to.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> You know, when I called <em>you<\/em> back, after you left a message for me, I got <em>you<\/em>. [Laughter] You didn\u2019t have an assistant. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, yes, things work that way sometimes. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMary is\/was here\u2014you were here 26 years.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> In addition to being a personal assistant to Dennis, she went on to be a staff writer for us\u2014wrote <em>hundreds<\/em> of articles that are still available on our website at FamilyLifeToday.com\u2014is not only a great writer\u2014but is, as I said, she\u2019s a great nanna. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou are in your groove in life; aren\u2019t you?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> I love being home, and I love being a grandparent. My grandkids\u2014none of them live right next to me. The ones who are the closest are the older grandkids; they live about 30-45 minutes away. The others live <em>thousands<\/em> of miles away.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So you get to see some of your grandkids somewhat regularly; the others occasionally?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Occasionally, yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Mary wrote a book\u2014we\u2019ve talked about this before on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>\u2014a book called <em>The Grandparent Connection: 365 Ways to Connect with Your Grandchild\u2019s Heart.<\/em> It\u2019s full of creative ideas\/ways to engage. Then, you\u2019ve written this new book called <em>One-of-a-Kind Grandparent Connection: Building a Legacy with Your Grandchild.<\/em> You are very intentional as a grandparent; you see this as a God-given responsibility.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> I do because I think the faith of the next generation\u2014that God\u2019s design is for it be passed down in families, where God said that one generation is to tell the next generation. I look on my ministry\u2014my love for Christ; and my husband, Jim; and then my family\u2014and to pass that legacy on. That\u2019s what I see as my most important role in life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Mary, is that something you saw passed on into your life, or is this something new? Is this something that you\u2019re thinking, \u201cOh, I want this,\u201d and it\u2019s a new thought?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> When I was growing up, my dad\u2019s parents were alive; and I was really close to them. My grandmother was \u201cNanna,\u201d and that\u2019s why I wanted to be Nanna, too. She meant a whole lot to me, and we spent a lot of time. We would do simple things, whether it\u2019s paper dolls, or making things, or just spending time with her. I wanted to be like <em>her<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Did you get to pick your grandmother name? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Yes, I did.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> You did!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> I did get to pick it. Our oldest son, when they were pregnant, he said, \u201cWho do you want to be?\u201d I said, \u201cI want to be Nanna\u201d; I told him why. His daughter called me \u201cNina.\u201d She\u2019d go, \u201cNina,\u201d \u201cNanna.\u201d It was really confusing, because of bananas. [Laughter] She was calling me Nina; I said, \u201cThat\u2019s fine, Chris. Just let her call me Nina.\u201d He goes, \u201cNo, you want to be Nanna; you\u2019ll be Nanna.\u201d [Laughter] So I got to be Nanna. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I had a connection with <em>my<\/em> grandmother; I was named after her. I just felt like, \u201cShe loves me <em>so much<\/em>.\u201d It filled me up! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tDo you think that, for you, that has filled you up?\u2014being a grandmother?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Yes, I did feel unconditional love. I feel that for my grandkids, and I want to show them unconditional love. Yes, I agree with you.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I love, at the beginning of chapter 11, you have kindergarten kids talking about what grandparents are. Did you see this?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I did.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> This is really cute. It says\u2014this is from\u2014what are they?\u2014five\/six years old?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Yes, they were.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cGrandmas and grandpas are older than mothers and fathers and like to hold grandchildren in their laps and hug them.\u201d Amen! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThey like to answer questions.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWhen they read to us,\u201d\u2014this is great\u2014\u201cWhen they read to us, they don\u2019t skip words, and they never care if we ask for the same story over again,\u201d which is different than when you\u2019re a parent; you know?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThey don\u2019t say, \u2018Hurry up!\u2019\u201d Is that true?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> \u201cThey usually have lots of quarters.\u201d [Laughter] That\u2019s a good one!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0\u201cThey don\u2019t have to do anything except be there when we come to\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0see them.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> That\u2019s pretty neat; yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> That\u2019s what we\u2019re talking about. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis is classic: \u201cThey shouldn\u2019t play hard or run.\u201d [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThey especially like to read stories to grandchildren from big books with lots of pictures.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s somewhat of the truth of what a grandchild <em>feels<\/em>. I love the part that \u201cThey don\u2019t hurry.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Because, when you\u2019re parents, it\u2019s always in a hurry; and you <em>are<\/em> skipping words, because you\u2019re trying to get the book read so they can get to bed. Yet, as a grandmother or grandfather\u2014what is it about that time now, as a grandparent, that makes you slow down and sort of seize the moment? What do you think?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> I think it\u2019s because you realize how fast time goes by. I think I\u2019m a better grandmother than I was a mother, really. Things that were problems aren\u2019t as big of a problem. I have some perspective on life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMother always used to say, \u201cThings have a way of working out,\u201d and sometimes it would irritate me. It was like she wasn\u2019t even all that bothered\u2014I mean, she listened; she was sympathetic\u2014but she was like, \u201cIt\u2019s going to work out! I promise you!\u201d It always did. I know it\u2019s from Romans, really, how \u201cAll things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose,\u201d\u2014I know that\u2019s true\u2014when you\u2019re in the moment, you might not feel like it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think it\u2019s all that perspective. Tomorrow\u2019s not promised, so I really do want to make the most of today. When I\u2019m with my grandkids, I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ll be with them tomorrow; and I don\u2019t know if they\u2019ll be living close to me either. It\u2019s like realizing, \u201cToday.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Mary, is there something that God has for us, as grandparents, to do that we can do better than moms and dads can do; do you think?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> I think sometimes we might be able to listen better because we\u2019re not so busy. We\u2019ve got more perspective. I really do think we can do that. One thing that surprised me, as my grandkids have gotten older\u2014especially with long-distance grandkids and things\u2014because you can still have that wonderful relationship. You can still talk to them, and ask them what\u2019s going on, and how you can pray for them. Ask them to share things, and they <em>will<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOne time one of my grandkids, who lives long distance, sent me a text. It was like: \u201cPlease pray for me, because I\u2019m getting ready to do something that\u2019s really scary,\u201d or something like that. She didn\u2019t say anything about what it was. I did; I prayed for her. I had <em>no<\/em> idea what it was. I texted her back, but she didn\u2019t answer. I ended up texting her dad, trying to see, \u201cWhat in the world could this be?\u201d I found out what it was; she was riding motorcycles up and down some mountains. She had a good time. I don\u2019t really know if she was supposed to be doing that. [Laughter] I don\u2019t think she was. I felt honored that she texted me to say to pray for her. It\u2019s just a whole different relationship. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> It\u2019s almost like\u2014I don\u2019t know; maybe this has been written before; it just hit me\u2014it\u2019s almost like, when you\u2019re a parent, and in the middle of the parenting season\u2014whether they\u2019re little\/especially if they\u2019re little\u2014it\u2019s just chaos. You can\u2019t even see outside their room. It\u2019s like you can see as far as the wall, then the bathroom, and the poopy diapers, and all that. You\u2019re just in it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut when you become a grandparent, it\u2019s almost like you\u2014it\u2019s like a drone; you lift way up; you\u2019re able to look down\u2014and you can see the road ahead. You can see beyond, because you\u2019ve been there. You\u2019re like, \u201cOh, this isn\u2019t that big of a deal.\u201d When you\u2019re a parent, you think it is; but it really isn\u2019t. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be okay.\u201d Is that somewhat true?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Here\u2019s the illustration that comes to mind as you\u2019re describing this. You\u2019ve been on the sidelines at a football game, with the coaching staff that\u2019s on the sidelines. There\u2019s a whole different coaching staff that\u2019s up above in the press box, watching the game. Why is the offensive coordinator up above, watching from there, rather than on the sidelines?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Because he can see things we can\u2019t see from above.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I think there\u2019s a perspective that we have on life, and parenting, and what our grandkids are going through, that mom and dad, on the sidelines, are maybe blind to. To your point, you have a perspective on life that\u2019s different than your kids\u2019 perspective. You can say, \u201cI\u2019ve seen this happen before, and it\u2019s going to be okay.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> \u2014\u201cokay\u201d; yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI know one of my daughter-in-laws used to say she would hate to ask us to watch the kids so much or something. I\u2019d say: \u201cOh, please, please! Ask us to watch the kids!\u201d I mean, grandparents are <em>delighted<\/em> to watch the kids. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBefore I had grandkids, I remember I used to get just a tiny bit irritated when people would tell me they couldn\u2019t do things, even at the last minute, because all of a sudden, they\u2019re watching their grandkids for something. But <em>then<\/em>, when I became a grandparent, it all made sense; I was like that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Let\u2019s talk about having long-distance relationships with our grandkids. I think that\u2019s super hard. We\u2019ve got some grandkids\u2014four\u2014that live out of state. It\u2019s hard to maneuver. When they were little, it was FaceTime<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> was this anticipation and excitement for them. Now, there getting a little older, and I\u2019m having this sense of insecurity; because they\u2019re doing other things. Talk to us about that. What does that look like, and how have you pursued that?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> You have several grandchildren; right now, the oldest one is five\u2014something like that? There\u2019s a whole chapter in here about long-distance grandparenting. There are all sorts of things you can do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the things that <em>I\u2019ve <\/em>done with the grandkids is we actually had a set time for FaceTime; it was an appointment. It wouldn\u2019t matter who asked me to do what; during that time, I was going to FaceTime those grandkids. We had so much fun together. They were really long, long times because, when I did it then, I would read stories to the kids.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014when they were little?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> And even when they were older. Then they would read to me. With the iPhone, you can flip it, so they can read. I would get kids\u2019 magazines and show them things. They would look for the hidden pictures, and all of those. We would just play games\u2014you can just do all of it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> You can do all of this on the phone?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> \u2014on the phone. You can still have that relationship. Also, you can be pen pals; you can write letters when they\u2019re older, and they can write to you back. You can send them little packages. You might ask them, if they find a little treasure, if they\u2019d send it to you, or call you and tell you about it. You can still do a whole lot of things, even though they\u2019re long distance. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> And didn\u2019t you write your grandkids a letter on their birthdays? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Yes; I write the grandkids a letter and put pictures all around the side of what happened that year. We\u2019d talk about some things that happened during that year and then have a Bible verse. I actually got that idea from Florence Littauer; I heard her speak. She has a book; I think it\u2019s <em>Blue Plate Special,<\/em> where she talked about writing birthday letters. I thought, \u201cThat\u2019s a great idea!\u201d I\u2019ve been doing it forever. It\u2019s really neat when you remember every year\u2014some of them have ones I skipped, or for whatever reason, I didn\u2019t get their year\u2014but then they have a chronicle of their life with all those birthday letters. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You said your FaceTime with the grandkids would be long\u2014like 30 minutes?\u2014longer? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Well, the FaceTime with the grandkids is usually longer\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Really?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> \u2014because we\u2019d talk\u2014it would be <em>hours<\/em> with the ones that were real long. I mean, it was like a morning or something; it would probably be about two-and-a-half or three hours.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And how\/how old are the\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> I\u2019m guessing their parents went out on a date. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> I think it did give mom a little break; I don\u2019t think she minded it. There were several kids, so we\u2019d take turns\u2014one at a time: \u201cIt\u2019s So-and-so\u2019s turn now,\u201d and then, it\u2019s the next one\u2019s turn. The younger they are, the harder it is\u2014like if they\u2019re a year-and-a-half, or two\u2014their attention span\u2019s not very long. But it worked out great. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> A five- or a six-year-old would stay connected with you and be happy to be on the phone with Nanna for 45 minutes?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary: <\/strong>Well, or maybe 30; but we\u2019d do FaceTime, though, and we\u2019re reading. I\u2019m reading books. I\u2019m actually walking into where\u2014I call it the library\u2014but we have kid books. I say, \u201cOkay, what book do you want me to read today?\u201d Then they\u2019d say, \u201cI want you to read that book.\u201d I\u2019d pull it out. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe only reason we got the iPhone<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> when we did\u2014it was because of the kids\u2014because they wanted to FaceTime. We got an iPhone, because they wanted to walk around and show us stuff where they were. Now, we can walk around and show them stuff. They know it, because they\u2019ve been in the house; and they\u2019ve been to those places. You can have a <em>great<\/em> relationship with long-distance grandkids. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann: <\/strong>I like the idea of a slotted time\/an appointment with them, because then the kids are anticipating; and you\u2019re not pulling them away from their activities. I\u2019m pretty inspired about this two-hour to three-hour [time]. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary: <\/strong>It\u2019s not going to always work like that; it depends on the season of life for that family. For that particular time of life, it worked out well for maybe two or three years, where we did that. Where we are now, it\u2019s a little bit different situation; so it\u2019s not going to be that long and not that often. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut for the long distance one, we\u2019re writing letters now; so we write a lot of letters. You just do whatever has to be done. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> We have a granddaughter that would <em>easily<\/em> talk for two hours.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Oh, yes; she\u2019s the best! [Laughter] \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Just have her pick out some stuff. Play a game; you know, with all the technology, you can play games together. You can do all sorts of things long distance. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> Really good idea.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Now how often do you go see them when they\u2019re thousands of miles away?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> The ones that are so far away\u2014we saw them twice last year. You just do what you can do!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> When you see them, when you\u2019re able to be person to person with them, the fact that you\u2019ve had these regular FaceTime meets\u2014your relationship is already there. They don\u2019t warm up to you; they come running to the car. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Yes; it\u2019s a close relationship. The ones that are here, you get to see in person. So you can have a close relationship with your grandkids, whether they live near you or whether they live thousands of miles away. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes; you\u2019re not only intentional about building a strong relationship, but you want to be involved in passing on a legacy of spiritual vitality. What are you doing intentionally to plant spiritual truth in the lives of your grandkids?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary: <\/strong>We pray for each grandkid every day; we really believe in that. I know I\u2019ve told you this in the past, Bob, but I have these books\u2014<em>While They Were Sleeping<\/em>\u2014each one has their own little book. I take turns; every day, I do four of them. I read through the Bible Scriptures and all that; I write little notes to them and date it. I\u2019ve done that for years, and they rotate. They\u2019ve got all these years, dates, and prayers I\u2019ve said for them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want them to know that. The kids know it, because I\u2019ve had them write a little note in each book\u2014to date it. Some of them were like two, or four, or seven; so they wrote. I remember one of them was about four or five and said, \u201cThis is very special to me.\u201d In the front of the book, I have a few little pictures of them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI do think a lot about when I\u2019m gone. I want them to know that they had grandparents, who loved them and prayed for them. I know I write in my Bible when things happen, probably for the last 25 years\u201420\/25 years\u2014dates and what happened or problems and how God answered it. Someday, someone will probably look at that and say, \u201cHuh, you know, God does answer prayers.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> You said you have more than one Bible that you\u2019ve written in. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Yes, because I kind of go through Bibles. I write in all my Bibles; but as far as dating those things, there are two Bibles. They\u2019re like my really, really personal Bibles; because if I lose it\u2014I don\u2019t want that lost\u2014it\u2019s in those; because I filled up one with all the blank pages, and I had to go to another one. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> I can just imagine, years and years ahead of time, of seeing one of your grandkids with your Bible, with all that Scripture underlined, and your notes. What a gift that will be for them. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I have at home a more-than-100-year-old Bible from somebody I\u2019ve never met\u2014from an ancestor\/ somebody\u2014he was an elder at the church in Buffalo, New York, where my dad grew up. That Bible is an heirloom that will be passed on. There\u2019s a letter in the front that\u2014not written to me; not written to descendants\u2014but it\u2019s a personal letter that he wrote. It\u2019s a pretty significant family treasure to have something like that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ann:<\/strong> \u2014a legacy. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Mary:<\/strong> Yes; that\u2019s wonderful, Bob.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Here I am; I\u2019m now on my iPad with my Bible more than I am in an actual printed book. You lose something when it\u2019s all on an iPad, don\u2019t you?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes; I wonder if there\u2019s a way to write notes on an iPad Bible?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I think you can; but then, is that the same thing when your grandchild gets your iPad?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave:<\/strong> Yes; handwriting.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes; right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dave: <\/strong>All I know, Mary\u2014is listening to you today is <em>inspiring<\/em>; because I think, as a parent, you\u2019re intentional. You think, \u201cMan, I\u2019ve got to pass my faith on.\u201d It\u2019s easy as a grandparent to get lazy; it\u2019s almost like, \u201cIt\u2019s the parents\u2019 job; I did my job with <em>them<\/em>.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut <em>you<\/em> are inspiring to say, \u201cNo, I want to be <em>actively<\/em> involved.\u201d I think every grandparent listening is inspired to say: \u201cWhat am I doing? I need to step in and have as great of an impact on my grandchildren as their own parents are having. My job <em>isn\u2019t<\/em> done; I\u2019m actually very needed and essential in my grandchildren\u2019s lives.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> What you\u2019ve put together in this book gives us, not just the motivation, but you give us creative ideas and suggestions for how we can be more effective\/more intentional as grandparents. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe want to make your book available to our listeners this week. If they\u2019d like to get a copy of Mary Larmoyeux\u2019s book, <em>One-of-a-Kind Grandparent Connection<\/em>, you can contact us, here, at FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. We are sending this out to anyone who can help support the ministry with a donation this week. Go online at FamilyLifeToday.com to donate, or call 1-800-FL-TODAY. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you\u2019re thinking, \u201cWell, I\u2019m not a grandparent\u201d; get a copy of this book and maybe go through it and highlight some things. Then, send it to <em>your<\/em> parents and say, \u201cHere are some ideas\/ways you could get more actively involved in your grandkids\u2019 lives.\u201d Again, the book is called <em>One-of-a-Kind Grandparent Connection<\/em>. It\u2019s our gift to you when you donate to support the ministry of <em>FamilyLife Today.<\/em> Donate, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or call 1-800-FL-TODAY.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tLet me just say: \u201cThank you for your donations. Thank you for supporting the mission of FamilyLife: to effectively develop godly marriages and families, who change the world one home at a time.\u201d We are grateful for those of you who embrace that vision and want to see us reach more people, more often, with God\u2019s blueprint\/God\u2019s design for marriage and family. Thanks for partnering with us. We look forward to hearing from you and look forward to sending you a copy of Mary Larmoyeux\u2019s book.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI also want to let you know about an opportunity you may have to have dinner with Dave and Ann Wilson and sit in on a <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> recording session. We\u2019ve got something going on right now; we\u2019re trying to help couples strengthen the foundation of their marriage with an online resource called \u201cTaking Your Marriage from Good to Great<em>.<\/em>\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere are a couple of video courses that we\u2019re unlocking and making available to you. One of them is Jeff and Shaunti Feldhahn talking about \u201cLightbulb Moments in Your Marriage,\u201d when you begin to understand your differences, as male and female, and start communicating more effectively and understanding one another more effectively. Another is a video course from the <em>Art of Marriage<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> about resolving conflict. Then there are messages we\u2019re making available from Paul David Tripp, Voddie Baucham, Gary Chapman, and Juli Slattery. There are a number of downloadable resources in this kit as well. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen you sign up for the kit\u2014the \u201cTaking Your Marriage From Good to Great\u201d resource\u2014you are automatically registered for a drawing we\u2019re going to do. One couple will be selected to come to FamilyLife, sit in on a <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> recording session, have dinner with Dave and Ann Wilson. We\u2019ll take care of bringing you here, putting you up in a hotel, your expenses while you\u2019re here. There\u2019s no purchase necessary; all of the rules are available online. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019d love to help you strengthen your marriage, and we\u2019d love to see one of you joining us here at FamilyLife for an upcoming <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> recording session and for dinner with Dave and Ann. Again, find out more when you go to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, tomorrow, we\u2019re going to talk more about strategies for being a more effective grandparent\u2014how you can connect, relationally and spiritually, with your grandkids. What do you do if your own children are putting up some borders and boundaries around that? I hope you can join us for our conversation tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our hosts, Dave and Ann Wilson, I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We will see you back next time for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas; a Cru<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>Ministry. Help for today. 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