A visit from a dear friend...

I often call her "Sister Mary Clarence" (no use explaining the history), but it's true that she's like a sister to me. Marie-Christine has been a dear friend since the days and nights and weeks and months right after finishing college at C.U. We lived together for a year, and we have remained close ever since. She is a kindred spirit to me. She just had her first son, Daniel, and she and her husband, Craig, asked me to be his godmother. I am honored and humbled by the invitation. It was an unexpected and wonderful surprise to meet my godson (!) and have both Marie-Christine and Daniel in our home for a few days over Marie-Christine's spring break.

Just as I always knew she would be, Marie-Christine is a wonderful mother. It has all come so naturally to her, it seems.

And Daniel doesn't make it hard! I call him the saint baby. He's so laid back and so sweet. We took him out to dinner with us one night, and he sat in the infant carrier (he's about 6 months now) for nearly the whole dinner...and both of us are pretty slow eaters! Thank you for staying with us, dear friend, and for inviting me to be a permanent part of Daniel's life. You all are a blessing to me.