Mother's Day 2010

Here it is Mother's Day and I have spent the day with Jordan, Ashlie, Hunter, and Madison. Madison was born on Monday, May 3, 2010 so I came to stay with Hunter during all of this. Sweet little Madison needed to stay in the hospital for several days due to some breathing issues. But today she was able to come home. She gave us all quite a scare though, but thanks to many special friends and family members prayers, Madison almost instantly improved. Because of those improvements she left the NICU after 6 days where she was welcomed home by her big brother Hunter. Hunter was born on February 19, 2008. The two pictures are of each grandchild at about the same age. In some ways they look a lot a like. And in some ways not so much.

WOW! How our lives have changed in the last few years. They say being a grandparent is wonderful, but that doesn't even begin to describe what being a grandparent is really like. I remember the first time I held Hunter, it was like it was yesterday, the emotions that flooded into my heart. It reminded me so much of the first time I held Jordan. All those memories, but yet this was different, this was my grandchild! The first time you hold your own...the love that consumes you is unbelievable. Then there is the love of a grandchild. It is a feeling you can't even begin to explain until you become a grandparent yourself. It is the best feeling in the world. Then when they call you what you want to be called for the very first time your heart just melts. Being a grandparent is the best gift anyone could ever get. I have been blessed with special times with Hunter and I look forward to many more with him. I also look forward to those special times with my precious little Madison. I know we will have many and I have been truly blessed to have had this week with them.

God is so good to have blessed us so richly.