Grandpa Gone Too Far.

Proverbs Daily is a reader-supported publication. All posts are free, but all donations help spread the message. When you see the word “upgrade,” you’re simply invited to help me make the sacred positively contagious...thank you in advance for becoming a free or paid subscriber.Proverbs 17:6 “Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.”Today’s my day of freedom! FREEDOM!Our daughter and son-in-law finally gave us permission to share pictures of our grandson, Lakyn.Apparently, that’s a thing now.The new parents take a few days.They get settled.Dress the baby ‘how they want’...Take the perfect pictures ‘when they want’...Post them ‘when they want’...Then–and only then…the grandparents get released into the wild!I’ve watched my friends go through this for years.Now it’s my turn.And I’m trying very hard not to become one of those grandfathers who shows baby pictures to complete strangers....I’m trying.Proverbs 17:6 says:“Grandchildren are like a crown to the elderly, and the glory of children is their parents.”I’m 6 days into understanding that verse a little better.When I was younger, I thought, “A crown? OK…”Now I get it.This little boy is living proof that all the years mattered.All the prayers mattered.All the mistakes we learned from–mattered.The love mattered.The crown isn’t something you wear because you’re important.It’s something you receive because life kept growing.And all four of us grandparents...both sides...are wearing that crown with a smile.It reminds me of Fred Flintstone.The moment Pebbles came along, Fred couldn’t help himself.Every conversation somehow became about his little girl.Home movies.Pictures.Stories.Poor Barney probably saw the same baby crawl across the same blanket fifty times.And honestly...I’m beginning to understand my namesake from Bedrock.Because love has a funny way of overflowing.Maybe we’ve underestimated why God calls Himself Father.Maybe the love I’m feeling as a granddad is only a tiny glimpse of the joy God feels watching generation after generation discover life.Children.Grandchildren.Great-grandchildren.A family tree isn’t just growing outward.Every generation grows us deeper into the Father’s heart.Yea… Scripture calls grandchildren a crown.They remind us that love was never meant to stop with us.It was always meant to keep blessing the next generation.🔥 REMEMBERLove becomes a crown when it keeps growing into the next generation.🙏🏽 PRAYERLord, let my love bless generations long after I’m gone.🎯 TODAY’S CHALLENGECelebrate someone from another generation today. Share a story, offer encouragement, or simply remind them they’re part of something bigger than themselves.About the AuthorFred Lynch is a creative communicator, author, and Christian Hip Hop pioneer. To learn more about Fred and what he’s up to now…click here or you can find him in all the socials by searching the handle: heyfredlynch📱Experience Proverbs Daily by Subscribing!Ready to receive daily wisdom directly on your phone?Go to proverbsdaily.org for the app  or just click that Subscribe button right now! Get full access to Hey Fred Lynch! at heyfredlynch.substack.com/subscribe