SUNDAY MEMORIES
Judy Wills
There are times when it seems like nothing comes to my mind to write about. And then I will have some fleeting thoughts flit through my mind and disappear just as quickly. Sometimes I can grab hold of some of them and put them down on paper – or in this case, on the page in the computer.
That happened recently, and here is what I grabbed onto:
When our oldest grandson was born and grew from a baby to a little boy, I was pleased to see that he looked like he would have more of the “Wills” side of the family than his father’s side.
One of my favorite pictures of a very young Forrest
But as he grew into his teen years, I saw him evolving into his father’s features more and more. Not surprising, and he became a very handsome young man. I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised – as here is one of my favorite pictures of Forrest with his father and him, at a very early age. They could be twins!
Brian and Forrest
But now Forrest is a grown man, and married to a delightful young lady, they have given us our first great-grandchild! Karen (our firstborn – and Forrest’s mother) and I were discussing Forrest and Silas (Forrest’s son – our great-grandson) not too long ago, and I was trying to determine who I think Silas looks like. Karen stated that she sees my Fred in Forrest…..and I’m sure my jaw dropped to the floor! I had never considered that!
However, here is a picture I found recently, where I can see the resemblance. When I saw the picture, my thought was – “there’s Forrest!!” Amazing. And here I didn’t think there was any Wills influence in him at all. Silly me. What do you think of this comparison?
Fred and Karen, 1969 – Karen is 2 years old
Forrest, Alyssa and baby Silas
How Silas measures up remains to be seen. Hope Fred and I live long enough to see how that unfolds.
More next week…
Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years
Old Things R New 
I can see the Wills resemblance! It is interesting how a child’s looks change as they age.
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