Comments on: Grandma’s life revealed Christ

By: Barb

Barb — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:43:21 +0000

I hear you loud and clear. I crave a simpler, kinder way of life…living in the city is draining the life out of me. It’s not really living, it’s mostly just existing.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:42:26 +0000

What special memories, Barb. It sounds like our grandmas had a lot in common — many things that were common to their generation. It makes me sad to think that things like gardening and knitting and pie-making may lose their appeal in our hurry-up society. Wouldn’t it be nice to return to what seems to be a simpler way of life?

By: Barb

Barb — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:19:32 +0000

Amy, Your postings about your Grandma really touched me. I lost my Grandma several years ago, just a few months after my Grandpa passed away. I still struggle with feeling like she died too young, even though she was 84. She was still vibrant and active. Much like your Grandmother, my Grandma also was a church organist, and an avid knitter. I still remember the THRILL of getting a “horse sweater” from Grandma when I was a kid!!! I have saved all the baby clothes she knitted for my son, and the sweaters and afghans she knitted for my husband and I. They are precious to me. I remember the simple things about her…sitting with her in the balcony at church and watching her play the organ, as a child all the way through adulthood. She was a master pie-maker. She also had a very productive garden, and loved bird-watching. I adored her, and look forward to seeing her in Heaven someday.