(I borrowed this picture from my niece's Facebook page.)
This is my great-niece and her new baby brother. I love this picture from the bottom of my heart. I see the newest generation of my family, but I also see me kissing my own baby brother, lo, these many years past. Both the past and the present give me great pleasure. I hope they love each other as much as this as they grow up.
This is where I have to admit that my baby brother and I went through a stage where we couldn't pass each other in the hall without a fist fight. It lasted about three years (those pre-teen, hormonally-challenged years) before we came out the other side as friends. Even though "iron sharpens iron" and the sandpaper years help hone children into more excellent adults, I pray that these two may be spared the friction.
Thanks for visiting with me.
Kathi
Aww! I have two very precious babies now!
ReplyDeleteYes, you do. It makes me feel closer to them when I get to see pictures like this. I don't feel such a stranger. I wish this media had been around when your husband and sister-in-law were growing up. I almost completely missed them as children.
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