Parker County Today September 2016 | Page 23

our people: GRANDPARENTS Visions of Grandeur Putting the ‘Grand’ in Grandparents BY ABIGAIL GIEGER Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.”  – Alex Haley SEPTEMBER 2016 PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY Grandparents are a blessing to every family. They first begin as parents themselves and then when their children become parents, Grandma and Grandpa become the pillars. They give mom and dad a break so that they can love on their sweet grandbabies. This issue, Parker County Today celebrates some of our most-loved local grandparents by letting their grandchildren tell us just how much they love them and why. 21