{"id":942,"date":"2023-06-03T18:04:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T18:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deadmannotwalking.org\/?p=942"},"modified":"2023-06-03T18:04:29","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T18:04:29","slug":"grandchildren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deadmannotwalking.org\/?p=942","title":{"rendered":"Grandchildren"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Grandchildren are the crown of old men,&nbsp;And the glory of sons is their father.&nbsp; (Proverbs 17:6, NASB)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can indeed attest that &#8220;grandchildren are the crown of old men.&#8221;&nbsp; Sue and I have 12 grandkids, and each one is precious.&nbsp; I&#8217;m not sure if King Solomon was a grandpa when he wrote this.&nbsp; He probably was, else how would he have known what treasures they are?&nbsp; And it&#8217;s possible if he had grandsons, that one could have been an heir to his throne, and an ancestor to Messiah Jesus!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our grandchildren, in order of their birth, are:\u00a0 Luke; George; Jackson; Colleen; Wade; Michael; William; Samuel; Wyatt; Hadley; Westley; and Louisa.\u00a0 (Didn&#8217;t think I could do it, huh?)\u00a0 These are 12 of our 18 most precious earthly gifts.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deadmannotwalking.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image.png?resize=525%2C394&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deadmannotwalking.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image.png?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deadmannotwalking.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/image.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Proverbs 17:6 image.\u00a0 Found at Knowing Jesus,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyverse.knowing-jesus.com\/proverbs-17-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/dailyverse.knowing-jesus.com\/proverbs-17-6<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Jackson, Colleen, Sam, Louisa, Luke, George, Michael, Wade, William, Wyatt, Hadley, and West,\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are all so precious to us.\u00a0 We love you all.\u00a0 One of the things we dreamed of when we retired was to travel to see you all and spend as much time as possible with each one of you.\u00a0 But then Pops got sick.\u00a0 So we have to see you whenever you can visit us, and talk with you whenever we can, and do FaceTime.\u00a0 We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We pray every day for each one of you.\u00a0 We pray that God will bless your Mom and your Dad (this is really important!) and your family.\u00a0 We pray blessings on your home, and that God will keep peace in your house.\u00a0 We pray that God will keep you healthy and that He will protect you.\u00a0 If you&#8217;re sick, we pray that God will heal you.\u00a0 We pray for you as you go to school and learn.\u00a0 We pray for you as you work and play, and as you go to your activities.\u00a0 We pray that you will learnmore about God, and grow to love Him more every day.\u00a0 We pray that you will ask Jesus into your heart, if you haven&#8217;t already.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love God and love other people.\u00a0 Honor your father and your mother, and God has promised you long life if you do.\u00a0 Love your brothers and sisters, your cousins, and your aunts and uncles.\u00a0 Love Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With so much love,\u00a0<br>Pops\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Child of My Child - A Grandparent&#039;s Prayer\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eh-kyPp3_MM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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