Grandparents

It's been awhile since my last post, but here I am. I wanted to talk about my Grandparents and my Great Grandmother Case. We just came from another amazing visit with them and I'm filled with emotion. I am humbled and blessed by their unconditional love. As I reminisce on the past years, I think of all the times they have been there for me without questions or judgement. They just loved me through everything, they still do. Even when I was a child I felt at peace with them. Everything was simple and easy going. I was free. They are God with skin on to me and I think it is very fitting that they are three just like the Trinity. They are selfless, generous, forgiving, loving, of service to others and ageing.

I'm consumed with thoughts of how the generations to come will know these wonderful people. My children have been able to spend a lot of time with them and there are the stories, but I'm concerned that their way of life and all of the things they have taught me about love, living and God will slip away. I don't ever want to forget what they have so graciously given to me and my family. How will I pass on this abundant inheritance?

The funny thing is that it wasn't ever material in anyway. When I think about it they never really had much money. What they gave me meant so much more than that. Someone once asked me to think of a person I really admired and wanted to be like. Then they asked what was so great about that person. Was it their wealth? Was it their good looks? Or was it their actions? Their kind words? Their love? It floored me. I waste so much time on completely unimportant things. I get incredibly involved in myself and my little world, forgetting that there is a reason I'm here and it has nothing to do with me. The people I thought of were my grandparents. God, please help me to be more like them and Thank You for blessing me with their presences in this world.

Granny & Papa "The younger years"

Great Grandma Case - 91 yrs old