An eight-year-old girl sleeps alone, but every morning she complains that her bed feels “too small.” When her mother checks the security camera at 2 a.m., she breaks down in silent tears….

Thin frame.
Gray hair.
Slow, unsteady steps.

I covered my mouth, my heart pounding, as I realized:

It was my mother-in-law — Margaret Mitchell.

She walked straight to Emily’s bed.

Gently pulled back the blanket.

And then lay down beside her granddaughter.

As if… it were her own bed.

Emily shifted, pushed toward the edge of the mattress. She frowned in her sleep but didn’t wake up.

And I…

I cried without making a sound.

A Woman Who Spent Her Life for Her Child

My mother-in-law was 78 years old.

She became a widow when Daniel was only seven.