She was visiting Majo one day
when she told Majo about a tiny little baby she
could hold cupped in her small hands. Victoria
played with her doll baby for a little while and
then continued the startling revelation of the
babies in heaven.
She told me in a very small
voice, "There was another little tiny baby in
that room...Her was brand new... Her was
squeezed out of her mommy before her was able to
live... Her didn't have a name so I gived her
mine... Victoria... Well... I still have mine...
But I named her Victoria, too... Her is from
here."
I calmed myself and asked
quietly, "She is from Brandon?" Victoria said
softly, "Yes, you know... Her stay with Tom."
I asked,"Tom who?" She said, "You know, Uncle
Tommy."
My heart began to pound heavily
in my chest and I asked her, "Is she kin to
Uncle Tommy?" Then Victoria said, "Kinda.
Victoria is kinda kin to Uncle Tommy."
I asked her, "Could Uncle Tommy
be Little Victoria's grandfather?" Victoria
answered very quietly, "Yes, Uncle Tommy is
her grandfather." She continued, "Her was
sad... so I went over and hold her and hugged
her... and talked to her a little and her gotted
better."
I asked her, "What did you tell
her?" Victoria told me, "I can't tell you
now. It's a secret. I will tell you one day."
I could scarcely take it in. I knew about this
baby.
A couple who have been our good
friends for years had only weeks before lost
their first grandchild to abortion. They had
privately told Grandpa and me about this tragic
loss just shortly before Victoria fell. They
were devastated.
I then asked her a hard
question, "Victoria, do the babies hold it
against their mommies for giving them up?"
Victoria looked up at me, smiled
sweetly and answered without hesitation, "The
mommies never give up the babies. They will
always love the babies... and the babies will
always love the mommies."
