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Such a touching post about you're granddaughter. I loved it. I don't think she was too young at all. And she probably really needed that kind of lap time with you.

For me it was my great-grandmother. She had a small apartment attached to my grandparents house. She had it filled with the most fascinating things. It was like walking into Bilbo's house, you know? She wrote music, she painted, she wrote stories. At the age of 75 she had a display of her paintings up at the Witte Museum, there in San Antonio. She belonged to an order of Fransciscan nuns, after she became a widow. And, she was my sponsor for confirmation in the Catholic Church. I still think of her ever day, and I ask for her guidance. She was something else.

WOW, MBY that is fantastic! I too was close to great-grandparents. I spent much time with Grama's mom and until I was 10 much time with Pepaw's mom. Grama's mom was a very big part of my life because she lived until I was 18 and only lived 8 miles from us at Grama's house. She is the one who taught me plants. I might be more like her than anyone in the family.

And as far as Abby goes, you know, all that lap time was equally good for me. And I thought about it after I posted that to you. You know her praying for salvation is really the one good thing that has happened to me this summer.