I identify with "gracious harvesting" because I've lived it. In 2007 my daughter, mother of my twin grandkids, died from the injuries she received in a car crash. Six months later the twins' father died from the injuries he received in another crash. The court appointed my husband and me as the twins' guardians, and we did this for seven years. We got them through high school and college. Both of the twins graduated with honors and Phi Beta Kappa. Today, my grandson is a junior at The Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. My granddaughter is married to a minister, an independent photographer, and participant in the foster children program. For me, their achievements are gracious harvesting.