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Made
with Love~
for my
good friend Shari
who
is soon to be a Grandmother !!!
As I hold you in my arms for the
first time,
I look down at your innocent
face and tell you,
"I am your Grandma"
and I tell you what good friends
we'll become.
I promise you that my heart will
always be
a safe
haven where my love for you
will
know no obstacles.
I will always have faith in you
and believe in you.
My home will always be your
home.
You are my second chance, sweet
innocent baby.
My second chance to bake
cookies,
and watch the
sparkling anticipation in your
eyes.
My second chance to sit and rock
a baby
to sleep
in my arms,
experiencing the
tiny heart beating
next to mine
as you rest upon my
chest.
My second chance to experience
the wonder
of a child
discovering he can
walk and blow
dandelions into the sky.
A second chance to view the
world
through the
innocence of a child's heart.
And this time,
there will be no
rushing to keep
schedules
and clean the house.
You have the advantage of my
years
and having
gained the wisdom of knowing
what's really
important in life.
You have the advantage that I
know my place
in
the world and that a few cobwebs
don't really matter.
As the poem goes,
you have the
advantage that
I now know that babies don't
keep.
I promise to be a child with you
when you need me to be
and a source of strength
when that's what you need from
me.
I promise that you will hear
more yeses
from me
and fewer noes,
but I will
always
honor and respect
the place of
your
mother and father,
into whose
care
God has placed you.
I will
never try to outshine them
or
diminish
their role in your life.
For as much as I love you, they
love you more.
We'll grow old together...
I'll just get there a little
sooner.
And someday, when I'm gone,
you'll look back
upon all the times we shared and
you'll smile.
The word "Grandmother"
will always hold a special place
in your heart,
just as you will always h0ld one
in mine.
~Amen
author unknown
~Congratulations
to Shari
her
daughter, Cindy and Hubby ...
May
God's Richest Blessings be Yours!
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