My Grandson

My Grandson!

Original posted May 1, 2025

My little girl—though she’s not so little anymore—is having a baby. Today, I found out he’s going to be a boy!
Watch out, world. He’ll carry both his mother’s spirit and mine. Fierce, loving, and so very kind. He will know love, and I hope only the smallest touch of heartbreak to help him grow strong. He will be beautiful, inside and out.
He will be my family. And for him—for his mother and father—I will write my books.
I may not know you yet, little one, but I already know I love you.



 

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