Everything Beautiful in Its Time by Jenna Bush Hager EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Jenna Bush Hager
- Publish date: 08 September 2020
- Language: English
- Genre: Biographies of US Presidents
- Format: PDF / EPUB
- Size: 34 MB
- Pages: 240
- Price: Free
- ISBN: 987-0062960627
My Four Grandparents
At my paternal grandparents’ house in Maine, on the back of
every door my grandmother posted a typed page of house rules. With seventeen grandchildren and eight greatgrandchildren running around, my Ganny, First Lady Barbara
Bush, wanted to make clear what she expected of us. These
rules were simple, practical guidelines for keeping the house
running smoothly, but they also taught us respect.
Don’t track in sand.
Hang up your towel.
Tell us if you’ll be eating dinner out.
Make your bed.
My grandfather, President George H. W. Bush, whom I
called Gampy, had a list of guidelines for us, too. They were
words of advice for living a life of passion and meaning, their
humility and kindness as familiar as the loop in the cursive of
his handwriting.
Don’t get down when your life takes a bad turn.
Don’t blame others for your setbacks.
When things go well, always give credit to others.
Don’t talk all the time. Listen to your friends and mentors and learn from
them.
Don’t brag about yourself. Let others point out your virtues, your strong
points.
Give someone a hand. When a friend is hurting, show that friend you
care.
Nobody likes an overbearing big shot.
As you succeed, be kind to people. Thank those who help you along the
way.
Don’t be afraid to shed a tear when your heart is broken or because a
friend is hurting.
My maternal grandparents don’t have airports or schools
named after them. Jenna and Harold Welch, whom I called
Grammee and Pa, worked as a housewife and a home builder.
They never posted rules on doors. And yet I watched them live
by their own codes, and I learned from them.
Don’t be intimidated by people who have a better education or more
money. Kindness is more valuable than any fortune.
Smile at every baby you see.
Regardless of what you do, be proud of working hard to take care of your
family.
Read widely.
If anyone spills something, yell “Happy days!” It reminds everyone not to
sweat the small stuff.
Get out of bed to go look at the stars—and always, always wish upon the
first star you see.
My Pa left us in 1995 after a struggle with Alzheimer’s,
but all three of my other grandparents have died in the past
thirteen months—my Ganny on April 17, 2018; Gampy on
November 30, 2018; my Grammee on May 10, 2019.
I know how fortunate I was to have them for so long. And
yet the knowledge that they had long, happy lives did not
make the goodbyes any less sad. This year has been one of the
most profound of my life, full of both glorious love and
terrible loss.
Consolation has come from sharing their words and stories
with family, friends, and anyone else who will listen. I’ve
learned so much from the examples set by all four of my
grandparents, and I’m lucky that they were all prolific letter
writers. I find solace in rereading the letters they sent me over
the years; I share my favorites in this book.
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