goodbye...

standing at the kitchen window almost always makes me think of my grandma, especially if I have a great view of trees, almost always I think "grandma would love this!" since I was 5 I've known that anything less than this view would mean I had an inferior kitchen ;)

you must have been a beautiful baby, you must have been a wonderful child, when you were only startin' to go to kindergarten', you must have drove the little boys wild, oh, you must have been a beautiful baby, 'cause baby look at you now! - seriously, this may be one of my earliest memories, because I believe I have always known this song <3

pretty dresses, matching purse and shoes, perfect red fingernails - such a lady in every way, but I remember being on her lap, a lot too...

and the roses, grandma loved roses ~ so fitting for a women who loved with the love of her Savior ~ openly and freely, grandma loved...

freezing strawberries, canning apples, snapping beans, washing dishes I am back to the visions of her standing at the sink, with the window with a view...

I never remember her angry, ever ~ but I remember her strong, the strength of a feisty woman, but nothing in her countenance gave it away...

folding tea towels for the church, I ran in to a few that were hand embroidered on the corner ~ another memory of grandma, and now that I think about it, I have a flaw in my kitchen that must soon be remedied <3...

and the booties - every grandchild had a pair or two ~ she taught me to knit, but I don't remember if I ever made anything, I just remember sitting there with her feeling so proud that I could actually knit!

grandma took me to church, North Court Baptist Church, where I made my decision for Christ, where I felt led to go forward during the alter call ~ it was my grandma that I talked to, my grandma who encouraged my to follow my heart, my grandma who recorded this very important date ~ when I was older, we visited First Baptist, she would take me there when she was working with ladies on decorations or other church matters ~ I remember most that I just loved being there...

holding hands around the table as grandpa said grace, walking around their dark apartment with only the lights from the Christmas Tree and the candles we carried singing Silent Night reminds me that I had a grandma who prayed for me...

it's been years since she could drive, but I still can't see a Volkswagen Beetle (bug) without thinking of my petite little grandma :) It just suited her...

a grandma who read to me, sang to me taught me and loved me - a lady if there ever was one, gentle and sweet but as strong as they come, a grandma so easy to love ~ 43 years with my grandma, an endless stream of memories ~ I will miss you grandma...

'till I see you again grandma, thank you for being a wonderful example of who I should be, thank you for the beautiful memories...