This one took my breath away when I saw it. I did not expect this to be The Photo from Christmas Day.
I saw the moment happening as it unfolded ... and it was definitely a moment. They were in their own world, oblivious to everyone around them. It was tentative on both of their parts ... this woman who has not been on my side from day one, this woman who was not thrilled about my marrying her son, this woman who was not the most gracious in accepting my son as her son's stepson, this woman who has trouble opening her heart to those who are not her own .... this old woman who reached out to a little boy, a boy that was not her own, and in that moment found connection, acceptance ...
