One day this past week, I visited with Savannah. She is getting married in November and I'm helping with a couple of bridal shower events for her. We were talking about making marriage and family work over the years. Two important factors for me are touch and time. Touch, as in giving a hug or holding a hand to show you care. Time, as in "being in the moment" and enjoying others company.
Our children and grandchildren live 2000+ miles away from us. We don't see them often enough, but our touch and our time is worth more than any other gifts we can give them. When our children and grandchildren are old and we are long gone, I am sure they will have forgotten all (or most of) the material gifts they got along the way, but they will remember the time we spent together, the trips we took, the laughs we shared, exploring the ranch, lighting luminarias, and more.
Our children and grandchildren live 2000+ miles away from us. We don't see them often enough, but our touch and our time is worth more than any other gifts we can give them. When our children and grandchildren are old and we are long gone, I am sure they will have forgotten all (or most of) the material gifts they got along the way, but they will remember the time we spent together, the trips we took, the laughs we shared, exploring the ranch, lighting luminarias, and more.
