43. I Love .... listening to anything my grandbabes have to say.

I hate to admit it

but

I listen differently to my

grandchildren than I did my own children.

Even though,

I knew full well 

that their childhood would be

fleeting,

that they would change 

in a blink of an eye

and

I hung on as tightly

as I could;

I know that I did not

listen

closely enough
to my children.

There seemed to be

so little time

in the chaos

of getting through the day.

My grandbabes now,

one on one,

when we walk

or just sit and talk -

I listen

so closely

with all of my attention,

with all of my heart.

I listen to their sweet little voices,

their big thoughts

and I marvel

at how 

complex,

how deep,

how interesting,

how miraculous

it all is.

And how fast
their childhoods will
slip
through my fingers too.