Life Lessons for Marie ~ Early Impressions

“Our God is an Awesome God” is the first song I heard Marie sing at age two. Music and drama have always been a part of Marie. Between Christmas and her third birthday, daily for months, she would grab a certain doll blanket and run to get a certain doll. Carefully wrapping the doll in the blanket she would drop it on a chair while she looked for and dressed herself in the other blankets—one over her shoulders and the other around her head.

Seating herself carefully on a chair she would sigh and pick up the wrapped doll. She was “Mary” and the doll was “Jesus.” Rocking slightly she would sing “Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, the little Lord Jesus...”

I was overjoyed that our grandchildren were learning to know and love music and acting, but even more, learning to know and love Jesus on her own age level.

As for advice, Marie, our Savior Jesus Christ meets us at every age level. And at every circumstance we can sing because He is our Lord and King.

Grandma H.

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It is said that first impressions are lasting impressions. Each time I see Marie I think of how true that is.

When we greeted her parents in October 1990 at the airport in St. Louis, they were holding a large fluffy blanket. Inside it, like a Cheshire cat, all that was visible was Marie’s face with a large and immediate smile for her grandfather. It was surprising to me because I had not realized that babies that young could produce such a big smile.

Grandpa H.