Continued... I remember one time surprise “weeding” her flower bed for her, only to be told that those were her flowers and just let the rest of them there. She wasn’t angry, she didn’t come out to check to see how many I had pulled out, she just went on with the day and didn’t think of it again (or at least what I thought). I remember them being at all birthday parties (and if it wasn’t all, then it was pretty close), soccer games, graduation, homeschool productions, black friday shopping, ballet recitals, constructions projects (not complete without doughnuts from the Yum Yum shop!), beach trips, new babies being born and much more. I remember loving when a new baby arrived, the baby sibling was pretty awesome, but Mim was coming to stay for a week and that was pretty awesome too. I remember 4th of July fireworks at the school, lots of picnics with cousins in the back yard, and the list could go on!
I vaguely remember my Dad’s grandmother, and I think it’s so special that my kids got to meet and know Mim and Pap. They knew them in their later years when they weren’t quite as active, but they loved them just the same. My kids have always been excited to go see Mim and Pap and that always brought joy to my heart knowing I wasn’t dragging them along to see some old people, but that they wanted to go and enjoy their company. I think they were made to feel special just like me!
And you know, the way she loved me and others around me helped me to understand better how my Heavenly Father loves me. Just like Mim didn’t get upset about the flowers or hold it against me, God doesn’t like that I mess up his flowers, but he loves me just the same. He loves me because His son took the consequence of death for my disobedience. I heard through the grapevine that some of Mimmy’s last words were “I’m ready to see Jesus.” We all should be ready to see Jesus and even in the sorrow and pain of loss and sadness, she now has the ultimate joy… seeing Jesus.
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