With every beat of her heart, she was waiting for you. Tanya Woodson gives life to a grandmother’s most precious secret: that a soul can miss someone it has never met. This book is a testament to that sacred ache of anticipation, finally soothed when a dream is placed, warm and real, into her loving arms. It’s a story that whispers, “You were always mine.”


Tanya Woodson has always believed that the most powerful stories are whispered by the heart long before they are written down. A dedicated grandmother and family storyteller, she finds her greatest inspiration in the quiet, magical moments that connect generations. Her own journey into grandmotherhood ignited a spark to give voice to a love that many feel but seldom articulate—the profound, patient love that anticipates a grandchild’s arrival…
There is a love that does not begin with a first hello, but one that grows quietly in the heart for years, a patient and unwavering dream. This is the profound territory that Tanya Woodson explores with exquisite tenderness. The narrative follows a woman’s life through its many seasons, from marriage and motherhood to the moment her own child delivers life-changing news. Throughout it all, a constant, gentle hope for a future grandchild gives shape to her days, expanding her heart with each passing moon. I Dreamed of You is the story of that hope finally, joyfully, meeting its destiny…
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