Just wanted to share this little moment from our day today that sweetened me to tears and honors my dear grandmother and mentor and friend Frances Todd (Wowo) who went to be with Jesus three years ago this month.
Peter was eating lunch today when he looked up to a nearby bookcase, pointed to this picture, and said "Wowo!" He wouldn't stop beckoning to the picture, reaching for it, and saying her name. I brought her over so he could see her close; with a big grin, he offered her some tofu. I told him about her as I have before--what a wonderful lady she was. What she meant to me. How much she would have loved him. He wouldn't let her return to the shelf. So she joined us for lunch.
Peter so badly wanted to hold the picture, but I explained that he'd have to wait until his hands were clean. Lunch got finished real fast, and soon he was holding her adoringly.
This one was clicked the very moment he was saying, "Hhhhiiiii!" to Wowo. Melted me.
I'm not sure what inspired Peter's devotion to Wowo, whom he's never met, but it somehow made perfect sense. I can imagine what great friends they would be, what a connection they'd share. How she'd make him howl with laughter and inspire his little imagination and let him put "hats" on her head and play with funny beads on her bracelet. I pray that someday our boy will be with his Lord Jesus, and will have the joy of meeting Frances Lee Lonergan Reynolds Todd and rejoicing with her in the wonders of God. But for now, I just wanted to capture this sweet strange interaction for posterity, and for my family who knew and loved her.
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