Lucas with his rosary and Atticus' Blue Puppy :)

Kevin picked up this rosary last year at church when it was on the give-away table.

It’s easy to see why he picked it; lavender crystals with an Our Lady of Lourdes signet, it really is stunning.

Not long afterward, he gave it to Lucas when he said he wanted it. Not long after that, though, he’d broken it, probably tugging a little too hard at its delicate links.

We put it up in my jewelry box, still broken, waiting until he was a little older and better able to take care of it.

Yesterday, Kevin decided to take it out and fix it up. Lucas was ecstatic!

Although he’s not ready to take it wherever he goes, Lucas wanted to wear it around his neck like Kevin does with his sometimes and sleep with it under his pillow like Kevin does with his every night.

This morning, as soon as I went in to wake him up, Lucas shot up in bed: “MY ROSARY!” He reached under his pillow and scooped it up, hugging it to him like a long-lost friend.