Wow. Kind of a deep subject for a Friday. It's really not until your my age that you appreciate where you or your parents came from. Even being adopted makes more curious about my family history (not necessarily my biological family). I would love to go back and meet them. It would be the 1800's. Wow. I'm old! My grandparents were born from 1895 to 1910, so great-great goes way back. Great-grandparents for my dad would be in Germany. For my mom-USA. It's interesting that my daughter interned for a missionary in Germany in 2005. No matter who raised me, the history I know is all from the life I grew up knowing. I'd want to know more. My husband grew up with both sets of grandparents from Poland. He has such great stories of growing up. My life seems blah compared to that. I'd like some stories to pass on to my grandchildren to pass on to their grandchildren. Too much seems to get lost in today's fast pace.
Probably great-great grand children. Mostly because, honestly, meeting my great great grandparents would definitely be a clash of cultures. I've definitely become "culturally American" so we wouldn't have much in common. Meeting my great-great grandchildren would be interesting. I wonder if and how I affected them.
Great grandchildren. What mud puddles did I leave for you to deal with, and did I truly do that which God asked of me in raising my child? Was I faithful in "training up a child in the way he should go"? Did it show in their life, and is that having an impact for God on the world, on my grandchildren, and on my great children and so on because of it? Meeting my great great grandparents is not going to have much impact because I cannot change what did happen, I can only change what I am doing and how I am reacting because of it. If what I am doing ends up not having the impact I thought it would, I would want to change that. Interestingly, the question itself makes me think, IF I was to meet my great great grandchildren would what I am doing now end up having a positive impact on them? If I think it may not I want to change it even without meeting them.
Definitely back…to my great great grandparents. I am not just "me" but rather a part of each of them. As for the future, it is not for us to know. Thanks for askin' and have an awesome weekend!
grandchildren for sure, i agree with Jesse J. Anderson, i'd like to know what i created and how they turn out and if they make good choices in their lives, it might be selfish, but eh, oh well
Great-Great Grandparents. I’ve already heard some great stories about them and they seem like wonderful, interesting people. I’d be really disappointed if my great-great grandkids turn out to be losers…
great great grandchildren…cause if you met your great great grandparents you could accidentally change the outcome of your own life….like in back to the future.
Great great grandparents. Mom was adopted – would love to know more about that side of family. Father has incredible faith system. Would like to know if they did, too.
Definitely my great great grandparents. I know very little about any relatives who came before my great grandparents, other than their country of origin. Would they look like me at all? Would we have something in common, other than family heritage? What were their daily lives like? What did they worry about? What were they proud of?
Great-great grandparents! I've heard such neat stories about my mom's side of the family, so I'd love to meet them. I don't know anything at all about my great-great grandparents on my dad's side, so it would be a learning experience! I'd rather learn a little bit from the wisdom of people older than me than to jump ahead and be obsessing the rest of my life about mistakes I think I've made (because that's what I would do!) that impacted them.
Great-great grandchildren – I would like to see the future and what the world would be like for them. I would be curious to know if I left any kind of a legacy.
Geeze, that is tuff! I'm going to say neither. I've always wanted to see the red sea part and capture some really sweet photos of it. Maybe I would pick up my Grandchildren on the way!
Look at you gettin' all serious with a deep question. You know what I just realized? You always throw out these questions, but do we ever hear your answer?
I would go with the grandchildren, because I would want to know what things I could do differently to make things better for my children or their children. You know, kind of get the second chance, it's a wonderful life experience.
Grands…cannot wait to see the ones we already have…Kelly Porter and Jesse Anderson, I'm with you. I only had one grandparent by the time I was born, wanted to relate, but she lived in Texas and I didn't..so I am always looking for something in my grands that maybe I can pour into them, some heritage, some lessons of life, some truths and wisdom from the Lord….I would love to see how some turn out later..
Great-great-grand parents for sure. I did not have the pleasure of knowing ANY of my grandparents (I did know foster ones for a short time). My mother's side of the family were (and still are) Baptists as far back as John himself I'm sure, but even my father wasn't completely sure about his father's salvation. My dad said that was his only regret in life; not being a mature enough Christian himself at the time to make sure he spoke very plainly with his father about Christ. I know how my parents turned out; even though my mom was orphaned at the age of three, and my dad's mom died when he was seven. I'd like to know more of my family's history and see first hand the legacy that was passed on to me.
great great grandparents – i'd love to learn some wisdom that has been lost through the generations in between that i could share with my children. i'd write it down and possibly publish something…
I kind of went both ways on this. But I think ultimately, I'd like to see what my kids created – I'm pretty darned happy with my kids who they are now, and I'd like to see who comes along down the road.
Wow. Kind of a deep subject for a Friday. It's really not until your my age that you appreciate where you or your parents came from. Even being adopted makes more curious about my family history (not necessarily my biological family). I would love to go back and meet them. It would be the 1800's. Wow. I'm old! My grandparents were born from 1895 to 1910, so great-great goes way back. Great-grandparents for my dad would be in Germany. For my mom-USA. It's interesting that my daughter interned for a missionary in Germany in 2005. No matter who raised me, the history I know is all from the life I grew up knowing. I'd want to know more. My husband grew up with both sets of grandparents from Poland. He has such great stories of growing up. My life seems blah compared to that. I'd like some stories to pass on to my grandchildren to pass on to their grandchildren. Too much seems to get lost in today's fast pace.
great-great grandchildren.
Somewhat selfishly, I care more about the legend that I create than the legend that created me.
Probably great-great grand children. Mostly because, honestly, meeting my great great grandparents would definitely be a clash of cultures. I've definitely become "culturally American" so we wouldn't have much in common. Meeting my great-great grandchildren would be interesting. I wonder if and how I affected them.
I'd have to go with my great-great grandchildren! Because, I like to read the back of the book first!
Great grandchildren. What mud puddles did I leave for you to deal with, and did I truly do that which God asked of me in raising my child? Was I faithful in "training up a child in the way he should go"? Did it show in their life, and is that having an impact for God on the world, on my grandchildren, and on my great children and so on because of it? Meeting my great great grandparents is not going to have much impact because I cannot change what did happen, I can only change what I am doing and how I am reacting because of it. If what I am doing ends up not having the impact I thought it would, I would want to change that. Interestingly, the question itself makes me think, IF I was to meet my great great grandchildren would what I am doing now end up having a positive impact on them? If I think it may not I want to change it even without meeting them.
Definitely back…to my great great grandparents. I am not just "me" but rather a part of each of them. As for the future, it is not for us to know. Thanks for askin' and have an awesome weekend!
grandchildren for sure, i agree with Jesse J. Anderson, i'd like to know what i created and how they turn out and if they make good choices in their lives, it might be selfish, but eh, oh well
Great-Great Grandparents. I’ve already heard some great stories about them and they seem like wonderful, interesting people. I’d be really disappointed if my great-great grandkids turn out to be losers…
I’m gonna have to with Elvis Presley. Just for variety. Bbbbaby.
great great grandchildren…cause if you met your great great grandparents you could accidentally change the outcome of your own life….like in back to the future.
Great great grandparents. Mom was adopted – would love to know more about that side of family. Father has incredible faith system. Would like to know if they did, too.
Definitely my great great grandparents. I know very little about any relatives who came before my great grandparents, other than their country of origin. Would they look like me at all? Would we have something in common, other than family heritage? What were their daily lives like? What did they worry about? What were they proud of?
Great-great grandparents! I've heard such neat stories about my mom's side of the family, so I'd love to meet them. I don't know anything at all about my great-great grandparents on my dad's side, so it would be a learning experience! I'd rather learn a little bit from the wisdom of people older than me than to jump ahead and be obsessing the rest of my life about mistakes I think I've made (because that's what I would do!) that impacted them.
Cool question, Brody!
Great-great grandchildren – I would like to see the future and what the world would be like for them. I would be curious to know if I left any kind of a legacy.
Geeze, that is tuff! I'm going to say neither. I've always wanted to see the red sea part and capture some really sweet photos of it. Maybe I would pick up my Grandchildren on the way!
My son thinks that the time machine that comes with my mac actually allows me to travel in time. Its really fun when I predict the future.
grandchildren for sure.
Look at you gettin' all serious with a deep question. You know what I just realized? You always throw out these questions, but do we ever hear your answer?
I would go with the grandchildren, because I would want to know what things I could do differently to make things better for my children or their children. You know, kind of get the second chance, it's a wonderful life experience.
Grands…cannot wait to see the ones we already have…Kelly Porter and Jesse Anderson, I'm with you. I only had one grandparent by the time I was born, wanted to relate, but she lived in Texas and I didn't..so I am always looking for something in my grands that maybe I can pour into them, some heritage, some lessons of life, some truths and wisdom from the Lord….I would love to see how some turn out later..
Great-great-grand parents for sure. I did not have the pleasure of knowing ANY of my grandparents (I did know foster ones for a short time). My mother's side of the family were (and still are) Baptists as far back as John himself I'm sure, but even my father wasn't completely sure about his father's salvation. My dad said that was his only regret in life; not being a mature enough Christian himself at the time to make sure he spoke very plainly with his father about Christ. I know how my parents turned out; even though my mom was orphaned at the age of three, and my dad's mom died when he was seven. I'd like to know more of my family's history and see first hand the legacy that was passed on to me.
id wanna meet my great-great grandchildren cuz id wanna see if the webbed toes (from brents side of the family) carried on.
great great grandchildren.
great great grandparents – i'd love to learn some wisdom that has been lost through the generations in between that i could share with my children. i'd write it down and possibly publish something…
I kind of went both ways on this. But I think ultimately, I'd like to see what my kids created – I'm pretty darned happy with my kids who they are now, and I'd like to see who comes along down the road.