Those are my names depending on which set of my grandchildren I
happen to be with at any one time. It's when we mix and mingle our eleven
grandkids that the name calling begins!
This scenario happens over and over. For instance, Miles
says something like, "Hey, Nana, come watch me play Wii", and little
Caleb who overheard his cousin replies, "That's not Nana, that's
Nina!" We laugh every time and wait to watch the children's facial
expressions. Priceless!
Right now our Iowa grands are visiting for the week so for the
most part I will be known as Grandma. However, today while playing with
their Illinois cousins a couple times I overheard one child correcting the
other, "That's not Grandma, she's Nana", and vice versa. I
chuckled and imagined all the confusion going on in their little heads.
I imagine one day in the future, when they are all grown up and
too big for cute names, our ten grandsons and one Haze-girl will call me
Grandma, or maybe Granny, as I addressed my own Grandma while in my teen years.
They will never know my heart’s desire was to be called "Marmee" by my
grandchildren, but our daughters let the children call me whatever came out
first. And now, I love being called
Grandma, Nana and Nina!
But
now thus says the Lord,
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.
Isaiah
43:1
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