Happy Father's Day

Proverbs 17:6

Children's children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.

What an appropriate verse for Father's Day.  This really fits well with the "Generational Parenting" theme that I have touched on in earlier articles. Here Solomon is making a strong statement to what a tremendous blessing family is:  parents, grandparents, children, and grandchildren.  

Solomon speaks here to the blessing of grandchildren.  I don't have any grandchildren yet, my son is only 6, but I do get to see what a blessing my son and his cousins are to their grandparents.  Grand-parenting is much different than parenting.  Grandparents don't have to be the rule setters and disciplinarians.  They mostly get to just enjoy the blessing and joy of loving their grandchildren.  If you ever talk to Godly grandparents about their grandchildren the sparkle in their eyes will tell you all you need to know about the difference between parenting and grand-parenting.
After God and my wife, I love my son more than anyone or anything; but the way I love my son is different than the way my parents love him.  Now granted, I am blessed to have phenomenal parents, but it is my experience that they are typical of all grandparents who understand what Solomon is saying in this Proverb.  Andrew is a crown to my parents, but they also love him more than he can understand.  That is the mark of awesome, Godly grandparents!

(I was going to expound further, but I think this really covers all of what Solomon is saying in both parts of that one sentence above.)

I hope you had a blessed and joyous Father's Day today!

God bless

Jason Fredrick