Sacrifice?

   We have spent the last few days in Charlotte with our 15 year old grand daughter while the parents took the 18 year old off to college. It was fun for us, and we loved the alone time with her.

   When Dwayne was going off to the school this morning, he stopped and told us how much they appreciated our coming up and spending this time. It was as if he thought this was a sacrifice on our part, which it definitely was not.

    Chambers also talks about self-sacrifice today, and, although it is not the same kind of meaning as what we had here in North Carolina, there is somewhat of the same sense. The reading talks about this type of sacrifice being a part of us when we really love someone. In Chambers' case it is love for Christ that makes the sacrifice, not really a sacrifice at all, but a natural outpouring of our daily lives for Him.

   In our case, what we love to do is not a big deal, certainly not any form of sacrifice on our part. All of our grand kids are special. Reminds me of a line from the Music Man when Robert Preston sings his song about Trouble in River City. One of the lines goes something like this:

   "The hours I spend with a cue in my hand are golden"

   The time we get to spend with our kids is golden. It may mean a longish drive, a giving up of our daily routine, a few days out of our norm, but it is a golden time for us, and we hope, a good memory for them.

   No self-sacrifice there for sure.....