Sweetbaby

My grandbaby is so sweet.  He just loves his Honey.... and the feeling is so returned!

He is my grandbaby!  His Mommy is my sister and his Daddy is my brother-in-law, but he is my grandbaby.  We have always had a special connection.  I have a picture memory of the lunch celebration after the Master's graduation in 2007, and he is wearing my sunshades *purple bug-a-loo sunshades* and my hand is in the picture in front of him - his shoulder is at the level of my thumb and his hip is at the level of my pinkie... But now, he is a tall, handsome sweet boy.

When he was littler, every time I held him, he went to sleep.  My sister used to say that I must exude sleeping gas - cause little ones go to sleep when I hold them.  *I prefer to think they sense love and care.* 

Today, we went to church.  When he arrived at church, he made (as usual) a beeline for me and asked me, "Honey, do you have to work today?"  I assured him that I was not working today.  He smiled and relaxed into my lap.  Then, he and I colored in the Strawberry Shortcake coloring book.  And ate 'heart-tarts' and drank juice.  Very well behaved.  After church, we found a lovely little alcove with benches out of the wind.  It will be very lovely in the spring, but looked a little dry and dead today. 

Then, we went to lunch.  Lots of fun.

It was a lovely way to start an otherwise difficult day.  The high winds are whipping several grassfires into infernoes.  We are out of the way of the fires, but our sky is dark and frightening.  Several friends have been effected by the smoke, ash and flames.  And the winds are not supposed to subside until late in the evening.  The smoke forced a 5-car pile-up on the interstate where a small child died.

We pray for the rapid end to the flames and for those in the path to be safe.  We pray that those working to snuff out the flames stay safe *I know how fast those flames can surround a rescue vehicle.* 

We pray for rain.