Today, Grand Treyton lined up his dinosaur collection on the front steps and gave me a lesson.
Holding one of his favorites, he asked, āGiGi, did this dinosaur ever really exist?ā
Iāll admitā¦I didnāt know!
So together we looked it up. Sure enough, this spiky creatureāthe Kentrosaurusāactually walked the earth about 150 million years ago. It wasnāt something someone imagined. God created it!
The more I thought about it, the more I smiled.
Children are naturally curious. They ask questions that adults often stop asking. And when we donāt know the answer, we get the opportunity to discover something together.
Being a GiGi isnāt about always having the answers. Sometimes itās simply saying,
āLetās find out together.ā
As we were playing dinosaurs, Treyton quietly said something that tugged at my heart.
āGiGiā¦I asked Grumpa to play, but he didnāt want to. He just sat there.ā
I could tell he was disappointed.
Later that day, Treyton and I watched a little video of our dinosaur adventure. As we watched, something wonderful dawned on both of us.
Maybe Grumpa isnāt really a playerā¦
Maybe Grumpa is a builder.
God has gifted Grumpa with the incredible ability to build things that most people only dream about. Over the years, heās built beautiful cars, cabins, self-storage facilities, and countless other amazing projects. He sees possibilities where others see empty space. Creating and building is how God wired him.
Thatās his playground.
And suddenly Treyton smiled.
āGrumpa plays in his own way.ā
Exactly.
What a beautiful reminder that not everyone shows love the same way. Some of us build forts with blocks. Others build businesses. Some play on the floor with dinosaurs. Others build a life that gives their family a place to gather and make memories.
Neither is better.
Theyāre simply different gifts from the same Creator.
Today, a little dinosaur reminded me that learning never gets old. Wonder never has an age limit. And sometimes our greatest discoveries arenāt about dinosaurs at allātheyāre about understanding the people we love a little better.
One little dinosaurā¦
One thoughtful grandsonā¦
One wise Grumpaā¦
One joyful GiGiā¦
ā¦and one lesson weāll remember for a very long time.
What unique gift has someone in your family been given? Sometimes when we understand how God designed each other, we discover a whole new way to appreciate those we love.
š GiGi Will Lšve You Forever & Like You for Always,
Proverbs 17:6