Lines in the Water, Lines in the Heart
July 14, 2025
"Grandchildren: the only people who can make you feel old and young at the
same time." ~ author not given
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The last two weeks have felt like one big, joyful fishing trip, and I know I’m
really going to miss all this excitement. I’ll be taking Trent home this
Thursday, and Charlie starts high school next Wednesday (the 23rd). High school
— it just doesn’t seem possible that Charlie has grown up so fast.
Charlie and Trent went to church with me yesterday, and my
gosh, Charlie was towering over me, while Trent is now as tall as I am. Trent
will be starting 8th grade when he gets back to Texas.
This was the first summer Trent came to stay with us, and
all he wanted to do was go fishing. I think Charlie did an amazing job making
that happen, and he also did a great job putting up with me. Charlie sometimes
has a hard time understanding why Pawpaw can’t help with all the boat stuff. I
keep telling him — where I grew up, folks didn’t have boats, and if they did,
they were the “well-off” people. When Daddy and I went fishing, it was always
from a pond bank or the river — no open water, no boats. Meanwhile, Charlie was
learning to run a boat as soon as he could stand at the console!
It’s going to be quiet around here next week. I’ve enjoyed
having the boys around so much and spending that time together. What really
touched me was that they wanted me to go with them, even though they could have
gone on their own. That’s where this quote fits so perfectly — they make me
feel both old and young all at once.
I’m already looking forward to Trent coming back — and
maybe, just maybe, McKenna will come stay with us for a week or so. I know
Caroline and Mollie would love that, though I’m not sure how my wallet would
hold up with three girls wanting Pawpaw to take them shopping! (But you know
what? We would do it.)
Grandkids are such a blessing. I get to do so many things
now that I didn’t have time for when my girls were small, and seeing life
through their eyes is one of the greatest gifts I could ever ask for.
