Today they were going to the library to read.
When he climbed up into his favorite chair, his mom asked
him, "Dry cereal? Or with milk?"
He pointed to the milk and said, "Milk, milk, smo-o-o-oth
as silk."
His mother chuckled and poured the milk into his cereal
bowl.
After breakfast, while Mom was putting away the clean towels,
Tony hurried into the bathroom to brush his teeth. He admired them in the
mirror and ran his fingers across them, whispering loud enough for Mom to hear,
"Smooth as silk."
With their morning chores finished, Mommy and Tony headed to
the library.
After looking at almost every book on the shelf, his mother
asked him, "Well Tony, which one will you choose?"
He smiled at a big one with a cover the color of a brand-new
penny.
He pointed up at it and said, "That one, Mommy. It's
shiny as can!"
Mom laughed quietly and shook her head. "Silly
boy," she said as she grabbed the book.
Climbing up onto her lap to hear her read the story, her
wedding ring caught his eye. He pulled her hand close, as if to inspect it and
sighed, saying, "Shiny as can be."
He smiled up at her pretty face. "It's shiny as can be,
Mom!"
Puzzled but amused, Mom began to read to him. She shared
enthusiasm and excitement as the story unfolded.
After another story, Tony asked if they could play on the
playground outside before heading home.
Mom nodded and they made their way through the big glass
doors that led to the playground.
Tony ran his fingers across the clean glass and declared,
"Smooth as silk!"
Mom laughed out loud this time.
Tony ran to the slide and climbed to the top calling to his
mom, "Watch me, Mom." As he slid down faster than ever before, he
yelled, "Smooooooth as silk!"
Before landing at the bottom, he shielded his eyes from the
sun and giggled as he tumbled off the end of the slide.
"Mom! Look at that sunshine! It's shiny as can be!"
He squealed with delight.
Chasing him to the swings, his mom asked, "Tony, why do
you keep saying that?"
"Saying what?" he asked.
"This is shiny as can be and that's as smooth as silk.
Where did you even learn that?"
"Oh," he said, "that's what Grandpa said to
Grandma when he was brushing her hair yesterday. She smiled so big and was so
happy 'bout it, I figured it must be fun to hear."
His mom smiled and nodded her head.
"Okay, that makes sense. I guess," she
responded.
Tony looked up at her with happy eyes and he said,
"Grandma smiled like she used to, like before she got the mencha.
Remember, Mom?"
She got a few shiny tears in her eyes and scooped him up into
her arms and hugged him tight.
"Oh yes, I remember, Tony."
After twirling him around, she put him down and said it
again. "Yes. I remember."
Tony ran off to the swings calling back to her, "Don't
cry, Mom. It's a good thing. And - I'm going to beat you to the swings."
He laughed all the way to the swings and yelled, "Come
push me, Mom!"
Mom wiped the wet tears from her eyes and hurried over to
push him.
"Mom?"
She waited for him to finish, "Did you know your tears
are shiny as can be?"
Then he screamed with excitement as she pushed him high up
into the sky.
Children notice. God made them that way.
They see more than they can understand and sometimes they
share the good stuff!
Helpful articles about how to talk with your child about Alzheimer’s
and dementia:
‘They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.’ – Psalm 126:5
‘He will swallow up death in victory; and the
Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the
rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for
the Lord hath spoken it.’ - Isaiah 25:8
‘For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them
and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away
all tears from their eyes.’ – Revelation 7:17
‘And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there
shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any
more pain: for the former things are passed away.’ – Revelation 21:4
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