"Sandwich generation? What an interesting term for people who are caring for their children and their parents at the same time.
In fact, people who care for their children, their aging parents, and their aging grandparents are club sandwiches! Sandwich generation refers to the dilemma of meeting the needs and desires of two generations.
Sandwiched...
one generation on one side of you and another generation on the other side of you.
Sandwiched...
pulled in two different directions.
I was a teenager growing up in a sandwiched family with my parents caring for my mother's parents.
I had the privilege and responsibility of quilting with my grandmother, roofing a house for my grandparents, caring for my invalid grandfather, and joining her siblings in cleaning the long-neglected kitchen of a once-grand cook who lost her abilities.
From my front row seat I learned...
Faith is more important than finances.
Peanut butter, mustard, and pickle sandwiches are a complete meal.
Loving someone can be exhausting and frustrating.
Reds and whites aren't a good combination for laundry.
Tears aren't always bad.
Wearing a wig backwards makes a definite fashion statement.
Nobody wants to clean the toilets.
Chaos is a form of landscaping.
Being a servant is what you do when no one outside your family acknowledges it.
Bodies decay, but souls are eternal.
The greatest thing I learned from my front row seat in a sandwiched family was how display to family members the love of God through service.
My front row seat allowed me to see for a moment or two what is was like to see Jesus washing the feet of the apostles.
Dr.
Beth Robinson is the Assistant Provost at Lubbock Christian University and is a licensed professional counselor, speaker, and author.
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