each week when we go over to care for our granddaughter, we marvel at the changes we see in her. this week, she had become able to sit up for longer periods of time and was struggling to figure out how to move from a lying position to a sitting position. she was tracking movements around her with more precision and interest. she had learned to hold her bottle on her own and knew that if she raised the bottle to a higher position she could get the last of the milk from it.
seeing her development has made us yearn to spend more time with her, so we have decided to move closer to the home of our son and his partner. we are exploring the different towns nearby and looking at the available housing. we've been told that our home here will sell quickly, so we know that we will need to be prepared to move as soon as we put it on the market. knowing that we may be able to spend more time with our granddaughter and her parents and to be of greater help to them fills us with excitement, though we dread packing up and moving.
as we age, we will need more assistance from our children, so it seems prudent to be closer to them. when we need them, it's unfair of us to expect them to make a two-hour drive each direction to get to us. knowing that we may soon be near our family is exciting, especially so since our daughter and her husband plan to move to the same area in a few years when they retire. the thought that we may be able to live out the remaining years of our lives with our children nearby fills us with a joy that outweighs the arduous task of moving.
to end our years on this earth near our children and grandchild makes the coming of death more palatable. may we each hold those we love dear to our hearts, even when we are separated by many miles. may we do what we can to help one another. may we see each person we encounter as one of our kin in the knowledge that we are all brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, and children of one another. shalom.
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