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She did and said, \u2018I do,\u2019 and two became four when their daughter, Jamie, and son, Kirk, were born. Despite their fulltime jobs, the family bonded as their spare time filled up with sports and time at the lake. Like today, the calendar bulged with destinations, games, tournaments, camping, and time with Randy and Wina\u2019s parents. It\u2019s what they did, and it\u2019s what they do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As Jamie and Kirk became parents, they began to understand the true meaning of family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen I think of the definition of family, I believe our family is a perfect example. Growing up, our parents and grandparents were always there for us,\u201d said Jamie. \u201cThey didn\u2019t miss anything. They were very devoted to [everything] we wanted to do and did it with love and eagerness. That\u2019s what I value most about our family. We always have each other\u2019s backs in any stage of life, from growing up to becoming parents ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe thing that stands out to me the most from my childhood and what I think back on when raising my kids,\u201d said Kirk, \u201cis that my parents were always there in the middle of everything: fundraising, coaching, leading by example, and from the front. Whatever it took, they made it happen. I think it\u2019s equally as rare that each member of our family is also each other\u2019s best friend. That\u2019s something I\u2019m most proud of.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jamie said, \u201cI have so many great childhood memories, but one of my most valued memories is when my dad and I got baptized together. You could always count on my mom to get us to church anytime the doors were opened, and I think that played a huge role in our lives and taught us true morals and values.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n When the grandchildren came along, the love and the memories multiplied again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI just love watching them do anything and everything they love to do, whether it be sports, acting silly, dancing, laughing \u2014 whatever they love to do,\u201d said Wina. \u201cI love collecting special treats for them, too.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Parenting is more stressful than grandparenting, as most grandparents know. But Randy and Wina made room in their stressful lives for their children, which is shared today with their grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou just don\u2019t seem to have as much time with your children when you\u2019re a father. That\u2019s the reason I coached Jamie in softball and Kirk in baseball and went to the lake on weekends when we weren\u2019t in a baseball or soccer tournament so that I could spend quality time with them,\u201d Randy said. \u201cAs their Peepaw, I have the most beautiful and athletic grandbabies you could wish for, with another one on the way. They will steal your heart. Grammy and I spoil them and send them home!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s the square root of Reynolds family math?<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhen I think of my grandparents, I think of all the memories we made at their house, and I try to do the same for them,\u201d said Wina. \u201cIt was mainly around the table eating dinner or lunch, which is why it\u2019s so important for me because I come from a family of really good cooks. I guess our love language is food. I hope they always remember how much love I put into the food just for them. And I hope they remember this and pass it on to their children.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n The thread of faith is woven throughout the family\u2019s story, a golden cord in a tapestry of love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wina said, \u201cBoth of my children and three of my grandchildren have been baptized. My hope is that they all know that God and Jesus love them, know where they came from, and know who they go to when they have troubles. We talk a lot about prayer around here, so I hope they keep the faith instilled in them for the rest of their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n As they leave family dinner each week, one by one, they stop to hug and kiss Grammy goodbye. They take the love of family wherever they go, drawing on it when needed, like a sizeable bank account left by a dear relative, and depositing more into it with every breath. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Randy said, \u201cWe raised a beautiful family together that I wouldn\u2019t trade for anything in the world. To all my babies, Peepaw loves you!\u201d GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ONCE A week and on holidays, Randy and Edwina (\u201cWina\u201d) Reynolds make room in their modest home. The goal: memories. The tables are set, and the family meal waits in the kitchen more patiently than Randy and Wina for their guests. Home is not rooms and walls but the unconditional love and unwavering support the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21363,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/goodnewsmags.com\/shelbyville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/01\/2-2-1024x683.png\")
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