Sometimes you just have to stop and thank God
for the little gifts - joy, laughter, and the blessings we get from time with our children.
Last week when we were in Dallas, we got to spend some time with one of Dylan's oldest friends, Grace. Dylan and Grace's first play date took place when she was only 11 months old and he was about 21 months. They have been in each other's lives ever since and have experienced the divorce of both of their parents, and the remarriage of three of the four, both have new step-siblings, and a sometimes too-grown-up understanding of the uglier parts of life.
Still, they are a blessing to everyone fortunate enough to know them. When we were in Dallas, we got to witness a lot of entertaining Dylan and Grace interactions - thought we'd share them with you.
Upon arrival:
Grace: Dylan, do you want to see my dress for the wedding?
Dylan: Sure. Grace, you're probably going to look really pretty in that.
G: I don't know, we'll see.
D: You're right - with girls, you just never know.
At the wedding photos, Nick picked up Grace to carry her so that her dress wouldn't get dirty:
Nick: Grace, you are SO light!
Grace: It's because I haven't been tanning!
On the way home from the wedding:
Dylan: So, you think we should get married?
Grace: Probably.
D: So when do you want to?
G: How 'bout when we're 8?
Mom (from the front seat): How 'bout when you're 27?!
D&G: 27?!
D: I know, let's just say 20.
Mom: Nope - 29.
Dylan to Grace: So you want to just move in together?
Grace: That's a good idea.
On the way home from Medieval Times:
Grace: Lola, are you and Nick married?
Mom: Yes we are. Remember the big party you came to with us? The next day we got married. But you weren't there so Dylan didn't have a beautiful little girl to walk down the aisle with.
Dylan (interrupting - 1 finger lifted in the air): Uh, Mom - you forgot.
Mom: What?
Dylan: There was a beautiful girl there. Grace, can you guess her name?
Grace: [SILENCE - arms crossed]
Dylan: Come on, Grace. It was J... Je.... can you guess it? Jess...
Mom: Dylan, it was Jessica. But she didn't walk down the aisle with you.
Dylan: No, but she was beautiful and I did dance with her.
Grace (interrupting): The other day I was just sitting at my table at school - just sitting there, and Charlie came up and said, "Grace, your hair looks SO pretty." And I have no idea why he said that, I mean he just walked right up out of the blue.
And then thankfully we were home... wow, it's starting early!
However, my truly favorite moment of the weekend came right before the wedding started - Nick was ushering guests to their seats, I was finishing covering a few things with the pianist - and in the back row of the church I saw them -- both sitting with heads bowed, eyes closed, praying.
I asked them when they were finished, what they were praying for - Dylan said "the bride and groom need help!" Out of the mouths of babes...
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