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Have you made the effort to attend your granchild’s game or event and received no acknowledgment?

It seemed like a good idea at the time. My youngest grandchild’s engaging smile and pleading eyes, imploring me to play soccer with him, were hard to resist. I’d observed him and his sister kick a small ball back and forth across the thick, shag rug in the living room, using the front door and…

“Lucky you!” the elderly gentleman called out with a nod and a wave from the black, wrought iron bench in front of his apartment as I emerged from the elevator hand-in-hand with my grandchildren. The eldest, attired in a scarlet, satin princess dress dotted with shimmering sequins, a bejeweled, golden crown, and matching glitter Mary…

The announcement came at precisely the right time. While considering a move to the coastal city where my daughter and her husband lived, I received a heartwarming phone call. They were expecting a baby! O, the joy of those words! Happy tears slipped down my cheeks. Advised not to share the marvelous news, yet giddy…