When I count my blessings.... I definetly count my "ME-MA twice!
I feel like one of the luckiest people alive... I have a very special grandma... she is 92 years young...
She is beautiful... inside and out.... she loves the Lord with all her heart... she has taught so much to so many of us though her life. Let me see, she taught me how to play yatzee, she showed me how important camping is, how to fish, how to enjoy flowers in your yard, to always exercise your brain, that crossword puzzles are good for you, she showed me that she can make the best peach cobbler in the world.....she instilled in me to always give your very best when it comes to being an employee, whether its a cannery or a dental office. She always had a class dish with candy in it on her coffee table, one of the first things that most company went straight to! I could go on forever with how she has influenced my life.
Today was perfect... and most of all it came so naturally. Right after my morning meeitng, i went staight to my Me-Ma's house. She lives in a beautiful assisted living home. When i got there, she was reading her daily Modesto Bee newspaper. We talked about "those giants", and hopefully they go to the World Seris. She wanted a cup of coffee... just palin black coffee. A very simple task! As she was looking at the paper, she mentioned someone's obituary.. how she came to California in a covered wagen. I asked her if she came to California in a covered wagon, her response " oh no honey, i was 11 yers old, and we came in a a Model T Ford, she continued on to tell me that there was 11 of them all together. They left Roswell, New Mexico. They had mattress that they would lay out every nite, and sleep under the stars. She said her mom had so many quart jars of things she had canned that they brought with me. One time they stopped for gas...and it wasn't long after they were on their way again, now there was only 10 of them....on no, "Cotton" her 13 year old brother was no where to found! Imagine that... left behind in the middle of no where.... he had started to walk and had decided to hitch-hike to California! But all ended well and they turned around and went back to get him! I asked me-ma about the roads... highways or dirt roads? roads, not like highways we have today. She remembers when they came across the Tehacipi pass, they had to get out of the Model T, and push it! They eventually made it to Hughson, first home...
Amazing to me that she cant remember what she had an hour ago for breakfast, if she had gotten her hair done the day before, or why she still had her night gown and robe on when she had already taken her shower (but she hadn't).. It's just the way it is....happens to millions... short term memory not so good... long term memory so good! She asked me again how i liked my new job??? new? i once again explained im not all that new....I've only been there 31 years. She said..."oh well, well... my brain is just petrified!"
No, Me-ma....this is all ok...everyone is forgetful now and then... Thank you, Me-Ma for making my day and sharing some priceless memories with me......
TO BE CONTINUED........................................................
and because of
HIS AMAZING GRACE..
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