look at them...holding their 5th great-grandchild, abram crosley moore! the world knows them as granny and papa, i know them as mom and dad. seeing them with my grandchildren was a blessing. caroline was taken with mom immediately on the ride home from the airport. they talked and giggled in the back seat, and on the way to dinner that night when mom got in another car, she cried. she wanted granny to ride with her in our car. so, yes, mom got out of the other car and sat next to her. (mom was thrilled because caroline wanted so badly to sit next to her).
i had the pleasure of taking off work to spend time with them while they visited. we got off to a rocky start, spending the first day after their arrival at the hospital with dad. since his cancer surgery, he can't lie flat and sleep without having trouble. so, after a few hours, a few antibiotics and his fun teasing the nurses, we brought him home. this time though, he would sleep in my recliner!
desiree and harper also came to visit and for the first time i got to meet my sweet nieces daughter. oh, what a happy baby girl she is!
as you can see, caroline had a blast with harper and abram!
during this time spent with family, i often just sat still and listened and watched. yes, i did my part in being loud and in the middle of things, but i watched my parents with all the kids. they made it a priority early on in my kids lives to be involved. they made sure that the 4 cousins had plenty of together time, in california, alabama, chicago, and europe. now i watched them become a part of our growing family.
i have said it before, and i will say it again......life doesn't get much better than this. it doesn't matter what is going on in the world, how much stress and pressure we all feel over things, at the end of the day, we have the love of our family, love for our family and all the grace and mercy god pours out on us!
today, tell someone how much you love them, hold someone close, drown yourself in the love they give back. sit still, watch them quietly, i guarantee you will find a smile slowly building around the corners of your mouth soon to show in your eyes until your heart is full of so much love and joy, you want to sing and dance.
family.....wow, i feel like the most blessed person in the world!
i have said it before, and i will say it again......life doesn't get much better than this. it doesn't matter what is going on in the world, how much stress and pressure we all feel over things, at the end of the day, we have the love of our family, love for our family and all the grace and mercy god pours out on us!
today, tell someone how much you love them, hold someone close, drown yourself in the love they give back. sit still, watch them quietly, i guarantee you will find a smile slowly building around the corners of your mouth soon to show in your eyes until your heart is full of so much love and joy, you want to sing and dance.
family.....wow, i feel like the most blessed person in the world!
