Family means everything to Marie Osmond. She is a sister to eight brothers, the mom to eight kids of her own and the proud “Glam-Ma” to four grandchildren. In an Instagram post from Sunday, March 17, the iconic singer shared a rare photo of her husband, Steve Craig, and the couples’ grandkids along with a sweet message reflecting on her life.

“I absolutely love this picture, look at my sweet husband and darling grandkids, and now we have two more on the way!” the 51-year-old wrote in the caption. “It’s so thrilling but I have to be honest with you, when I looked at this picture I thought, ‘Where has time gone? Wasn’t it yesterday these sweet little ones were my own children?'” In the photo, Marie and Steve are seen sweetly smiling with Stephen Jr., 5, Rocket Jade, 3, Christian, 3, and 5-month-old Maxwell. Take a look at the adorable pic below! 

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I absolutely love this picture, look at my sweet husband and darling grandkids, and now we have two more on the way! It’s so thrilling but I have to be honest with you, when I looked at this picture I thought, “where has time gone? Wasn’t it yesterday these sweet little ones were my own children?” I’m so thrilled my kids are married to wonderful people and have started families of their own, there’s no greater joy on earth… But… Where did the time go? Time is something we talk about ALL THE TIME! For instance: Do you have time? What time is it? Let’s make time. I don’t have time right now. Time is of the essence. It’s time to go! It’s about time! Time’s up! There’s more… but what I do know about time is God gave ALL of us the same amount of minutes in every hour. Those minutes are the same no matter if you’re at work, cleaning the house or sitting through a movie… but they can sure feel different, don’t they? I certainly can’t slow time down (believe me I’ve wished for it) but I can do things that will make my time more meaningful… and I want to stress this as strongly as I can, you do not have to do huge things to have meaningful experiences with other people! There were many times the Savior changed someone’s life just by giving people a “moment” of His time. He was never in a hurry when it came to ministering to people. His apostles sometimes tried to keep him moving on to the next place but the Savior knew something very important about time… it was His to give. He could offer people very little in the way of material things, but he did have time, and He gave it freely! Go to my website to read the rest of my #SundayMessage and a special conversation with my son Matthew. MarieOsmond.com/sundaymessage 👍😊 #TimeFlies #HappySunday

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Marie continued to gush about the journey she has gone on in her life. “I’m so thrilled my kids are married to wonderful people and have started families of their own, there’s no greater joy on earth … But … Where did the time go?” she added. The “Paper Roses” songstress then explained the importance of appreciating all the time we have with those we love — even if it doesn’t seem like enough.

“What I do know about time is God gave ALL of us the same amount of minutes in every hour,” she wrote. “Those minutes are the same no matter if you’re at work, cleaning the house or sitting through a movie… but they can sure feel different, don’t they?”

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Fans of the Donny & Marie star couldn’t agree more with her message about appreciation. “Awesome grandchildren Marie. Time really does fly by lately. It just keeps going and going and going. Love them up,” one user wrote in the comments. Other fans couldn’t help but praise Marie’s inspiring words, writing: “You truly amaze me every time I see you or read something of yours! You are a true Angel from above and you give so much if yourself for others. Thank you for being you!”

Getting words of wisdom from Marie mean so much more given the fact that she has suffered many tragic losses throughout her life — from the death of her late son, Michael Bryan Blosil, in 2010 and, most recently, the death of her nephew, Troy Osmond, last November. It truly puts life into perspective.

“I certainly can’t slow time down (believe me, I’ve wished for it) but I can do things that will make my time more meaningful … and I want to stress this as strongly as I can, you do not have to do huge things to have meaningful experiences with other people!” Marie added.

We wish nothing but health and happiness for Marie’s family!

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