Our Grandma left an amazing legacy! Here are just a few of the memories we will hold in our hearts until we one day see her again…
Grandma,
We cherish each moment and are blessed to have had 30 years of life with you! Thank you for slumber parties, Christmas stories, “surprise” summer outings, and Happy Birthday phone calls; for airplane trips at 89 and showing us that cardboard boxes and duct tape really do double as travel luggage; for handfuls of chocolate and yellow sweaters, wooden-handled eating utensils, and curling irons best left in the bathtub; for loving a flower enough to wallpaper your Dining Room with it to keeping the roses until well past their prime!
You have taught us that God’s timing and our timing are not always the same, but that God’s is always perfect; that tea parties are best with hot chocolate, an orange is too much for one person, and a whole sandwich is meant to be shared.
We now know that red cars are a danger, a car horn is a terrible thing to waste, and waving while driving takes precedence over watching the road. Thank you for showing us that seat belts are not nearly as effective without a clothes pin, a car is not in park until the gear shift is hit three times, televisions are not off until they are unplugged and the light switched to “off”, and that one should never leave home until the stovetop burners have each been tapped.
Because of you we know that Jesus comes first no matter what, that just because others do something doesn’t make it right, and that it all boils down to “the principal of the matter.” We know that the Bible is not a one-time read, that one should never look at someone until their face is on, that the number to the White House is indeed accessible, and that Britannica is a four letter word.
Through you we have learned that family means everything, that growing old can be beautiful, and that life with Christ is a life worth living.
Most important, we know that this good-bye is temporary. One day you and Papa will wave us into Glory and we will be together again.
With All Our Love,
Christina and Heidi
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