Impact

Today is such a great day. Not because anything in particular happened but because of the day it is. Today my oldest granddaughter turned five.

Five years ago and six weeks early my little Rosey came into this world. My life forever changed that day. I love that little girl so much more than I thought would be possible. She has an adorable smile that could illuminate the darkest of your days. She has made a huge impact on who I am as a person.

I was going to write a heartfelt post about my little angel so I started going through pictures of her on my phone from when she was a baby, looking for just the right picture. One that could capture the personality this little girl shares with all of us.

While scrolling through pictures I came across one that made my heart just pause. In the beginning I told you she was six weeks early, so my little angel spent six weeks in the NICU before she could join us. There were complications and she spent a long time under lights and in incubators. When she was allowed to leave one of the first places she went was to my grandmas. They were overjoyed to meet her, to see her smile, to be able to hold her.

One of the first ones to hold her was my Aunt Betty. If any of you know me or you read back a little you’ll know that my Aunt Betty got sick and was not herself. One of the last pictures we got of her before then was holding my little Rosey. As I’m looking at that picture with tears in my eyes I began to think about the impact Rosey has had in her short five years, and the impact my Aunt Betty made in the 41 years she was my aunt.

You don’t have to be great to make a difference. All you need to do is Love to make an impact that will change the world for good, even if it just your little piece of the world.

Happy birthday Rosey. I miss you Aunt Betty. I love you both more than imaginable.

I love you!