Showing posts with label Granddaughters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Granddaughters. Show all posts

Monday, May 28, 2018

My Favorite Grands and Great-Grands

Judith Ashley is the author of The Sacred Women’s Circle series, romantic fiction that honors spiritual practices that nourish the soul and celebrates the journey from relationship to romance.

One of the songs I find myself singing or humming is from The Sound of Music “These Are A Few of My Favorite Things.” Since my February theme was about things I love, I am taking a bit of license to change this out to “These are a few of my Favorite People.”
My oldest grands favorite book
I’m ending this month with my grands and great-grands. I’ve been very fortunate to be an integral part of my granddaughters’ lives as they have both lived with me for long periods of time.
My oldest granddaughter is a young woman who is a bright light of sunshine in the lives of many (including mine). When she was young, the song “You Are My Sunshine” was her theme song. It fit her when she was four and still fits her at twenty-eight.
Recently when she came to visit, we sat on my couch and I read to her a book from our past. I think we both had it memorized all those years ago but still turned the pages because of the glorious illustrations. When I finished reading it to her, I handed it to her. A kind of passing of the baton. This is My Gift To You.
For my youngest grand 
My youngest granddaughter is the mother of two (my great-grands). When she was young, her song was “I Love You A Bushel and a Peck.” I’ve fond memories of the joy in her voice as she joined in the chorus of “Doodle, oodle, doodle, do.”
When they are together you know they are related and if you get to know both of them, you see other similarities. They are both loyal friends, trusted employees and hard workers. They put family and friends first. They are forging different life paths and are often busy with their own personal lives but the core values of honesty and loyalty are solid.
Guess what's her favorite color?
Great grands? What joy they bring to my life. My youngest great grand just turned one. I’ve not been as much a part of his life as I have been of my oldest great grand who will be three this month. Both of these little ones are loving and affectionate. They have a level of confidence and openness that reflects the consistency of their mom and dad and other adults in their lives.
What boy doesn't want a red ball?
Songs? Not from me, but my oldest great grand has inherited her mom’s song. I smile when I hear her young voice warble on the chorus. Takes me back a couple of decades to very special memories.
Both of my granddaughters have been a part of my fiction writing life but were living their own lives when, last year, I ventured into writing non-fiction.
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