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We Are Family…

Today, I drove into my driveway and saw 2 of my grandsons playing in the front yard. I parked the car and my youngest grandson, in that family, opened the gate for me. I asked him if I could come in. He opened the gate wide, while he had one hand on the latching side of the gate. I asked him if I could go past. He took one step to the side, my cue for entering. I stepped close to him and he began to close the gate. He took one more step back and I took one step forward. We continued our dance until the gate was latched. Then he let go of the latching side and I could walk up to the front door. I called to say hello to his brother. My youngest grandson echoed my greeting as he followed me up the sidewalk. We both came inside and he immediately went looking for his mom.

I have thought about this as I have gone through the afternoon, helping with a quilt, riding my bike and doing the many other things on my “to do” list.

My grandson knows that we must stay in the gate to be safe. So, he wanted to make sure that I was safely inside before he closed the gate. He didn’t want me to be far away, after all he was at Mormor’s house, and now Mormor was at her house too. As soon as the gate was closed, we were all safe. We were home; we were safe; we were together. All is right in the world.

Grandchildren make life wonderful!