Mynow7-year-oldgrandson,wholives100milesaway,haskeptmyphonenumberinhismindsincehewas4.Sincethen,hehasbeen 1 meeverynightbeforehegoestobedtotellmeabouthisdayorjusttosay“Goodnight,Grandma.”
Healsooftencallsmeatothertimesduringthedayjustto 2 ahappyorsadmoment.Manytimeshe’splayingabasketballwithonehand,orlaughingwithafriendaboutsomethingthatI 3 quiteunderstand,orcryingaboutsomethinghemayormaynotwanttotalkaboutwhileI’montheotherendofthephone.Ijustlistenandempathize(同情)orlaughwithhim—justsharehiscurrent(当前的) 4 .Ialwayslethimcontrolthe 5 ,andthetimehe’sonthephonewithme.ManytimesIjustlistentohimplay,orplaygameswe’vemadeuptogetherthatwecanplayoverthe  6 .   
TheonlytimeItakecontrolofthe 7 iswhenhe’sreadytosaygoodbyeatnight.Oftentherearefourspecial  8  Isaytohimeverynight.OnenightIthoughtmaybehewastiredtohearthose,soIdidn’tsaythem.He 9 calledmebackandtoldmethatIforgottosaythosesentences!Ihaven’tmissedsayingthemsincethen!
Myfriendsallknowthatheisthemostimportantforme. 10 I’minchurch(教堂),orsomeplacewhereIreallycan’ttakehiscall,Ialwayspolitelyexcusemyselfandtalktohim,evenifit’sjustforaminutetotellhimI’llcallhimbackinafewminutes.
Heknowsthathetakesfirstplaceinmyheart.