SWEET 16!

On January 25, 1993,

my first granddaughter was born.

She came via emergency C section.

Had Ma Ma scared for awhile.

She and her mother lived with us

for the first two years of her life.

Ma Ma became very attached to

little Shayna Leigh.

After they moved out,

I got her for most weekends.

She attended Sunday School with me.

I have so, so many good memories with her.

One of my most favorite memories

is of picking wildflowers.

She was probably four years old.

We walked on the hill behind our home.

We found a very large patch of wildflowers.

The Sweet Williams smell so good.

Shayna got really excited and said,

"Ma Ma, who planted all these flowers here?"

I said, "God did."

She raised her pretty little face

toward Heaven,and said,

"Thank you, God."

My heart was so full of thankfulness

to see my little Shayna thanking God

for those wildflowers

with such sweet sincerity.

Here she is with a bouquet of Sweet Williams.

Isn't she just adorable?

Now she is "grown", and has a busy schedule.

Ma Ma doesn't get to see her very often anymore.

Today she turned "Sweet 16".

She is still adorable.