Our Family is growing
I found out today that this coming May, I'm going to be a great-grandpa. My oldest granddaughter, Autumn, and her husband, Ryan, are going to be parents—and my heart is overflowing with a joy I can hardly put into words. I'm really not sure how to feel about it except for this deep, extreme joy that washes over me. I mean, I'm getting older, of course and I expected eventually one of my grandkids would procreate, but I already knew that, and honestly, this news fills me with so much hope and something beautiful to look forward to in the days ahead. Autumn's dad, my oldest son Shaun, shared the news with me earlier today, his text full of excitement as he told me that he and my beautiful daughter-in-law, Heidi, are going to be "Grammy and Poppy" now. It warms my soul just thinking about it. I have to tell you though, this whole idea of choosing special grandparent and great-grandparent names—or at least deciding what the little ones will call you—feels like s...