My godson is the son of my best friend. He was born at 1 lb 3 1/2 ounces. He will be a year old in a few weeks and has had countless surgeries.
(To read more about him, go to
http://www.newstimesonline.com/stori...151-6393.shtml)
I take my responsibility very seriously. A godparent is a person who is a gift from God to the child if anything should happen to the parents or if there is something that the child needs that the parents cannot provide. Elijah had a 24 hour nurse, and now he has 12 hour nursing. In October, when I go to GA for his birthday, his mother will start to train me on how to care for him should anything happen to her. I feel honored to have the responsibility.
She is the godmother for my child as well. She is wonderful to him, and still calls and checks on him even though she has a huge responsibility with her own child. I hate to hear that people have godparents who are uninvolved.
Me, I don't have any.