As I hold you in my arms for the first time,
I look down at your innocent face and tell you,
"I am your Grandma"
And I tell you what good friends we will become.
I promise you that my heart will always be a safe haven
where my love for you will know no obstacles.
I will always have faith in you and believe in you.
My home will always be your home.

YOU ARE MY SECOND CHANCE,
Sweet innocent baby.
My second chance to bake cookies and watch the
sparkling anticiptation in your eyes.
My second chance to sit and rock a baby asleep in my arms,
experiencing the tiny heart beating next to mine
as you rest upon my chest.

My second chance to experience the wonder
of a child discovering he can walk and blow
dandelions into the sky. A second chance to view
the world through the innocence of a childs heart.
AND THIS TIME, there will be no rushing to keep
schedules and clean the house.

You have the advantage of my years and having gained
the wisdom of knowing what's really important in life.

You have the advantage that I know my place in the world
and that a few cobwebs don't really matter.
As the poem goes, you have the advantage that
I now know that babies don't keep.

I promise to be a child with you when you need me to be
and a scource of strength when that's what you need from me.

I promise that you will hear more YES' from me,
and fewer NO'S, but I will always honor and respect the place
of your Mother and Father - into who's care God placed you.
I will never try to outshine them or diminish their role
in your life. For as much as I love you, they love you more.

We'll grow old together... I'll just get there a
little sooner. And someday, when I'm gone,
you'll look back upon all the times we shared and you'll smile.
The word "Grandmother" will always hold a special place in
your heart, just as you have always held one in mine.

author Ambyre Collins

Where Have All the Grandma's Gone?

In the dim and distant past
when life's tempo wasn't so fast,
Grandma used to rock and knit,
crochet, tat and baby sit.
When the kids were in a jam,
They could always call on Gram.
But today she's in the gym
Exercising to keep slim.

She's checking the web or surfing the net,
sending some e-mail or placing a bet.
Nothing seems to stop or block her,
now that Grandma's off her rocker!

Author Unknown

What is a Grand-parent?
Written by a class of 8 year olds

Grandparents are a lady and a man who have no
children of their own. They like other people's.

A grandfather is a man grandmother.

Grandparents don't have to do anything except be
there when we come to see them. They are so old
they shouldn't play hard or run. It is good if they
drive us to the store and have lots of quarters for us.

When they take us for walks, they slow down past
things like pretty leaves and caterpillars.

They show us and talk to us about the color of the
flowers and also why we shouldn't step on "cracks"

They don't say, "Hurry up."

Usually grandmothers are fat, but not too fat to
tie your shoes.

They wear glasses and funny underware

They can take their teeth and gums out

Grandparents don't have to be smart

They have to answer questions like "why isn't God
married?" and "how come dogs chase cats?"

When they read to us, they don't skip. They don't
mind if we ask for the same story over again

Everybody should try to have a grandmother, especialy
if you don't have television, because they are the
only grown ups who like to spend time with us

They know we should have snack-time before bedtime
and they say prayers with us every time, and kiss
us wven when we've acted bad

Ohhhh out of the mouth of babes!