Because of Grandma

Is there someone special in your life that has made a positive impact? I am fortunate enough to be blessed with a grandmother who continues to have a positive influence on me. My grandmother is like no other in the world! She helps others like they are her best friends, spends quality time with the family, and always finds time for me. How can you not help love a person like that, especially one so close in the family, who gives her all, yet makes time for you? Every Sunday after church service my grandma always manages to serve a wonderful Sunday dinner, her way of keeping all her grandkids together. Her house is like a magnet, creating long lasting memories we’re able to share as the years go by. After meals during fall and winter, all the kids get outside for rounds of some pretty rough football. During spring and summer it’s roundball and getting out in the garden and doing our fair share. She makes sure all her grandchildren go to church. Through her insistence and encouragement, I’m blessed with a solid moral compass. Her kindness and tenderness help me through the rough storms of life, getting me to settle down just when needed. Not long ago when she had me washing and styling her hair before services and I was going through a very rough patch in my life, she listened to every detail and would tell me her experiences. Oh, how encouraging they were to me, making my problems seem like practically nothing. Even when helping others and I’m with her, she treats me like royalty. When she helped my uncle with rabbits he was raising for a 4H club, she would help me feed and water, make nests when they were ready for breeding, and take them to shows. I find myself wanting to help others even more as time goes by, especially spending many moments doing what I can for my neighbor, who is disabled. She’s still like a mother to me. Even though she is no longer with us and has been a great loss to me, the memories continue to give me a boost. They remind me I can do what needs to get done in life to make it worthwhile. She continues to inspire me to treat others as they are part of my family and closest friend. Writing this is my way of saying ‘thank you grandma’ for always being that person who put meaning in my life. I love you will all of my heart. One day I will see you again.

Your granddaughter