Blessings

Alice recieved a kiss on her head this morning from Grammy who said, "This is a kiss my Great-Great Grandmother gave to my Grandmother, who gave it to me, and now it belongs to you."

Aww.

When Tony gave Alice her bath tonight I thought about all the baths his parents must have given him and how he probably squeaked happily and splashed them in the face many times.

As I nursed Alice before bedtime I rubbed her little earlobes and thought about how my Mother must have done the same for me when I was Alice's size.

Obvious revelations I'm sure, but they have some depth of meaning when you realize how blessed you are to be gently cared for and to give that care again and again for generations.