Basking In the Joy of the Joys

It seems like only yesterday that I wrote:  “I’m basking in the “joy” of the Joys this morning.  Liam and Katherine Maria Joy of England (via FaceTime) shared that joy with us yesterday.  They are expecting their first child in November.  This anticipated joy of the Joys will be our third great grandchild.

Katherine Maria (aka Katie, and for me, her grandad, aka “Katydid”) is the daughter of our Rachel.  Katie is our oldest granddaughter.  We have only two, Katie and Eleni, and both, as the song goes, “light up my life.”  Matthew, Austin, Nick and Ethan, our grandsons, light up my life, too.  Our first two great granddaughters, Addison and Delaney, daughters of Rachel’s son Matthew and his wife, Emily, only add to the brilliance of that light, as will the joy of the Joys.”

I wrote the above in 2019. Elodie—the joy of the Joys—is now two years old.  We’ve only met via FaceTime.  COVID has prevented travel across the pond and  a face-to-face meeting. Yesterday, Katie called to share once again a joy of the Joys.  They are expecting their second child (my fourth great grandchild) in late July.  The joy of the Joys gives me great joy!