THOSE TWO GRANDPA'S- THAT I NEVER KNEW

Описание: AS A PUBLISHED AUTHOR, I LEARNED YEARS AGO-THAT WHEN INSPIRATION COMES-I HAD BETTER WRITE IT DOWN IMMEDIATELY! I HAVE ALREADY SCHEDULED A NEW SONG TO DROP ON THIS CHANNEL ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 7th, SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS ALL I WAS GOING TO SCHEDULE THIS WEEK. HOWEVER, I WOKE UP SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE WORDS TO A SONG THAT I FELT STRONGLY IMPRESSED THAT I NEEDED TO WRITE. AS MANY KIDS PROBABLY EXPERIENCED IN MY DAY...MY TWO GRANDPA'S WERE MEN WHO WERE RAISED DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION-AND THEREFORE HAD LEARNED BY EXPERIENCE THAT YOU SUBSISTED- MAINLY OFF WHAT YOU WERE ABLE TO PRODUCE WITH YOUR OWN BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS. AS A RESULT-THEY PROBABLY JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME-NOR- THE MEANS TO DO THINGS WITH THEIR GRANDKIDS LIKE WE ARE ABLE TO DO WITH OURS TODAY. AS A GRANDPARENT NOW- MYSELF, SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY-ESPECIALLY OUR GRANDKIDS IS WHAT I LIVE FOR! MY WIFE AND I HAVE ALWAYS TRIED TO HAVE "SPECIAL DAYS" WITH OUR KIDS AS THEY WERE GROWING UP, AND NOW WE HAVE TRIED TO CONTINUE THAT TRADITION WITH OUR GRANDKIDS-AS WELL. AWHILE BACK I WAS TALKING WITH ONE OF MY GRANDSONS ABOUT HOW GRATEFUL THAT I WAS TO BE ABLE TO SPEND TIME AND MAKE MEMORIES WITH HIM AND MY OTHER GRANDKIDS. THEN I TOLD HIM HOW I WISHED THAT I HAD MEMORIES SPENDING TIME WITH MY GRANDPA'S.I GREW UP ON A FARM ON WHAT TODAY IS 500 EAST AND BOULEVARD, IN ST GEORGE. MY DAD BEING THE OLDEST SON TOOK OVER WORKING THE FARM-IN ADDITION TO WORKING HIS OTHER JOBS, AND HE HAD US HELP HIM WITH THE CHORES EACH DAY. MY GRANDPA BENTLEY DIED THE MONTH AFTER I TURNED SIX, AND I ONLY HAVE TWO MEMORIES OF HIM. THE FIRST WAS OF HIM SPANKING ME FOR PLAYING ARMY WITH MY FRIENDS ON THE ROOF OF THE GRANARY, AND THE OTHER MEMORY IS OF HIM BEING DEAD-LYING ON HIS BACK ON HIS COUCH THE EVENING HE PASSED AWAY. THE ONLY MEMORY I HAVE OF MY GRANDPA TURNER IS WHEN WE WOULD TAKE SUNDAY EVENING DRIVES THROUGH THE FIELDS-OVER TO WASHINGTON TO VISIT THOSE GRANDPARENTS. ALL I REMEMBER ABOUT MY GRANDPA TURNER WAS THAT ON THOSE VISITS HE WAS ALWAYS IN HIS CHAIR IN THEIR LIVING ROOM WATCHING THE SUNDAY NIGHT BOXING FIGHTS ON HIS BLACK AND WHITE TV. I DON'T REMEMBER IF EVER SAID ANYTHING TO ME...OR ANY OF US-FOR THAT MATTER. THIS SONG IS FOR THEM...AND FOR FOR ALL OF US THAT EITHER ONE OF THEM AS A GRANDPA. IT IS ALSO FOR ANY OF YOU WHO LIKE ME WISH YOU COULD HAVE HAD MORE MEMORIES WITH YOURS. I AM A MUCH MORE INVOLVED GRANDPARENT TODAY THAN I THINK I WOULD HAVE BEEN BECAUSE OF THOSE WISHES. REGARDLESS, I OWE BOTH OF MY GRANDPA'S, AND MY GRANDMA'S A DEBT OF GRATTITUDE. ONE THAT I CAN NEVER POSSIBLY REPAY-FOR HAVING INVITING MY PARENTS INTO THEIR HOME AND FAMILIES, AND FOR RAISING THEM TO BE THE INCREDIBLE PARENTS THAT THEY WERE TO ME AND MY SIBLINGS! MY HOPE IS THAT THROUGH MY SONGS- PEOPLE WILL BE INSPIRED TO MAKE MORE GREAT MEMORIES WITH THEIR GRAND-CHILDREN, WHILE THEY ARE HERE, AND STILL HAVE A SEMBLANCE OF HEALTH TO DO SO. I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT, AND IF YOU DO...PLEASE FEEL FREE TO "LIKE" IT, AND LET ME KNOW WHY IT MOVED YOU.