The Gentle Giants...

In our family, in different generations sections, 

We have big men.. who never had children of

their own.   Both have helped raise a single

grandchild. 

Both of these men are really big.. Meaning

6 foot or more.. both of them.. Rounding out

the scale over 300... Though both of them

carry the weight well because of their height.

Yet, when you would see them around the child,

you would think they were tiny and they are so

very gentle. 

One helped raise a boy, who is now a man.

Sharing Winnie the Pooh, and Sponge Bob.  

And to see these two work together over a

vehicle, with equal respect of knowledge,

well, it is amazing not only for me.. but for

his mother as well.  Especially when we

saw the push and pull of the teen years.

Still great love for each other..but you know

what teen years are like.  And now they are

equal.  It makes his mother and I feel so

wonderful to see them together.

The other one is helping raise a girl, with

her parents.  This little tiny girl, wraps this

6 foot plus (a lot of plus) grandfather like

a piece of twine around her fingers.

He will sit and play tea party in the smallest

of area.  Squeeze over in his chair, so they

can watch a cartoon movie that he has probably

seen dozen times or more.  There is pictures of

the two of them asleep in that chair, with her

arms wrapped around his neck, and laying

across his belly.  Or see them walking together,

him looming so tall and big, yet a soft hand

in her little hand, with smiles that are as

big as the world.  No outfit is too silly, to

please this sweet little child.

These two men are definitely the gentle

giants, who are soft enough for a child

to trust. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO... T.S....S.H. and D.G.