"Family love"

Today, Elijah Brooks requested that we watch the DVD of my grandmother's 80th birthday.  Grandmom has been in Heaven 2 years now.  This DVD was one that my cousin made for her years ago when she was turning 80. Lauren interviewed each family member and friends as well, as precious sentiments were spoken about our grandmother. EB was particularly interested in seeing family members on the video and loved seeing how young we all were once upon a time!!  He was able to hear his Aunt Elliot's voice again which thrilled his soul - I thought I hid my tears fairly well until I realized he was right behind me with the entire roll of paper towels and a dum dum sucker that he had run to get from the kitchen to give to me. He put his arm around me and said, "sometimes it just feels good to have a good cry doesn't it Mommy"?  I agreed.  We watched the video together and I was able to tell him so many amazing things about his great-grandmother and his Aunt, who are both now holding each other in Heaven just like they were holding onto each other in the video. We talked alot about how both of these women loved Jesus and people more than anything else in this world - and that is the most important thing. They have both left us amazing examples to follow - they both just got it. Nothing else matters but loving Jesus and loving others. EB and I talk about this alot.  Well, after the video it was nap time and he asked if he could please rock his sister to sleep before her nap.  I wasn't really sure if she was going to go for it or not, but thought it's worth a try - it was his attempt to show her love. Much to my surprise, she crawled up in his lap in the rocking chair and the 2 of them rocked together for about 5 minutes.  I heard little murmurings of "Ellison, I just love you so much and am so glad you are my sister", and even heard wuv oo too ba ba" from her.  I needed someone to pick me up off the floor at this point for sure.  After I put Ellison in her crib for her nap, he and I went to the other room and we were about to head upstairs so he could nap - until he started crying!  I asked him what was wrong and he said, "I am crying because I have a sister who I love so much, and I am crying because I have a family membership"!!!!!   Those were tears of thankfulness.

Oh, how I love these two miracles of ours.   And, I love my family membership too!!