“Everything’s Goin’ My Way”

"Gettng to know you, getting to know all about you..."

Our granddaughter Katie called last night.  She had great news.  The visa she and Liam have worked on so hard since their marriage has been approved.  She will now join Liam  and they will reside together in the United Kingdom.  “Oh, what a beautiful mornin’ it is for Katie and Liam.

This morning we are off to see and visit Matthew, Emily and Addison.  Matthew is our daughter Rachel’s son, Katie’s brother, and our oldest grandson!  Emily is Matt’s lovely wife.  They live in North Carolina.  Their daughter is two years old.  Her name is Addison Elizabeth and she is our first and our only (so far) great grandchild.  She is absolutely beautiful.  

We’ve seen Addison (Addie, for short) several times since her birth.  I doubt that she knows who we are yet.  That isn’t really so strange, since we don’t know yet who we are as great grandparents.  We’ve never been great grandparents before!  Is being a “great” grandad a new role, different from being a “regular” grandad?   I think so, but I don’t know what that role is at the moment.  I hope to learn more about it during our visit today.

Addison was born two years ago on her father’s birthday—January 31st.  Matthew was only 23 years old the day Addie was born.  “Too young,” I wrote in my journal that day, “to be a father, and yet I was only 23 years old when I became a father!”  At 23, a fellow isn’t hardly “dry between the ears!”  But, from what I’ve observed over these last two years Matt is doing a great job as a father—and Emily is a great Mom. Watching them care for Addie makes my heart sing and my spirit dance!

Matt, Emily, and Addison are just a few miles away now.  We are so eager to see them and spend time with them today.  “Oh, what a beautiful mornin’, Oh, what a beautiful day, I got a beautiful feelin’, Everything’s goin’ my way”—for the moment anyway.

Addie's Birthday Party!