What gladdens your heart?

Lovely, ga

That's lovely perhaps it shows that we all have the ability to change for the better. It also say much about your positive influence on him

A good sign that he is relaxing into his new life ga.

He sounds a lovely young man, ga. How long will he be staying?

So good to hear that, ga.

And that has gladdened my heart, ga! Thank you.

I agree with Ariadne.

Merlot I've promised the boys they can stay until they've completed their schooling so they'll definitely be here until the end of the summer term 2014. I'm not sure what will happen then, but I have a very strong feeling they won't want to leave.

How proud you must be!

How lovely

I've added a photo of the boys to my pictures in case anyone's interested. The bigger boy is a year younger than his brother.

Fine looking lads, GA.

Lovely that it's a long term stay, ga. You will always be a part of their lives no matter what they do in the future.

As ariadne said, it gladdens my heart too. I always told my children that I would be proudest of them if they grew up to be nice, kind people. Whenever they do something special in that line I feel so happy. I think, it shows they were listening to me at least some of the time!

Tova's smiles

What would gladden my heart would be to see my two estranged grandchildren again. We haven't seen them for seven years and they only live in the next town.

I had a long phone call today from a young man (now 37) who was my daughter's best friend from the age of 7. His mum got cancer when he was still at school so he ended up spending a lot of time with us and after his mum died during his time at university I became his 'mother figure'. He phoned up for advice and we had a lovely long chat. He's got two gorgeous little boys and baby number three is due any day, his wife is a really beautiful person and they're very happy together. Just hearing of his contentment gladdened my heart today.

Trouble is, so many things going on in the world does the exact opposite of gladdening your heart.

For me any gladdening still comes from within the family. Especially two certain young fellers.

What you are doing for your two boys is a credit to you grannya. Fantastic. x

Those boys will be a credit to you no matter where they go or what they do with their lives. I think a lot of their changed attitude is probably down to following your shining example.

My senior granddaughter gladdens my heart. She has a 'difficult' mother and I was always her sanctuary while she was growing up. Now she is a lovely young woman and it would gladden my heart even more if she got the kind of job she is aiming for.

my cat named kitty gladdens my heart..shes my reason for getting out of bed in the mornings...