Anticipation

It has been a long time since my lads were babies. I will pull out old scrapbooks this weekend to look at their sweet faces and toes, outrageous wardrobe choices and birthday parties. I know that they are of an age to have children themselves, and it will be so pleasant when they do.

But for today, I look forward with such enthusiasm to the day that I can hold my Niece for the first time. We live in a world of instant gratification, which is a challenge…it is hard to be patient when there is such a One to meet. I think my Daddy must have held her in his arms until the very last second before her birth. He always wanted a “little baby granddaughter”. What an imposing guardian angle he will be for her…with wings like eagles.

I will be respectful, of course, they need to bond and figure out the new routine…but oh! when then say I may come…I will run like the wind.