La Dolce Vita
• Sunday, November 12, 2006 - Granny
We had the joy of a visitor last week...dh's Gran. She is visiting from Portland, Oregon, and is down in California for six weeks. We haven't seen her in two years.
Littlest dd gave her bed to Gran. This meant that oldest dd was Gran's roommate. Every morning I would go upstairs to find oldest dd reading The Daily Missal to Gran. I thought it was so sweet to see them sharing morning devotional time together. We aren't Catholic, so Gran's reading and crossing herself was good fodder for conversation, as well. Over the course of the week, it was precious to see Gran bond with the dc. It was almost as if she was drinking them up.
My favorite part of the day while Gran was here was the evening. After the kids went to bed, we would sit and visit. My dh would sit on the couch next to Gran, with his arm around her. My dh is a tall man, and Gran is tiny (like 90 pounds tiny), and she would just snuggle right into his side. Then Gran would talk to us about her life. We learned all kinds of interesting things about her over the course of the week. We learned that she was chubby when she was a girl (hard to believe since she is SO petite now), that she took ballet, and that she has always wanted to take piano lessons. We also heard how her heart was broken by different circumstances in her life, and how Jesus has carried her through. Her sweet determination to do His will in every situation was an encouragement.
Gran-we can't wait for you to come back!
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• Sunday, December 3, 2006 - I love this post!
Such a sweet picture you painted of your visit. Thank you for sharing a heartwarming smile.
Dy