Visiting Grandma's house
The twins ran into Grandma's arms. Abi saw more than a weekend visit.
On the weekend we went to Grandma's house. The moment the door opened, Baby Mo and Baby Ais ran straight into her arms, laughing. Grandma's face lit up like the sun. Abi stood behind, watching, his heart warm.
For Abi, this isn't just an outing. It teaches the children that family is a circle bigger than mum and dad. That there are elders to be honoured, visited, missed. That's a lesson in keeping family ties you can't teach with words, only with a car that sets off every week.
A child who grows up close to grandparents grows up with roots. They know where they come from, and know that family love flows upward and downward, not just sideways.
Whoever wishes for his provision to be expanded, let him keep the ties of kinship.
On the way home both slept, exhausted, still clutching treats from Grandma. Abi prayed: may this circle never break in their hands.
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