Most Memorial Day holidays, we go to my Grandma's house with my Dad's side of the family to decorate graves & spend time together. Not everyone got to be there this year but we still had a great weekend visiting Grandma. She is my only living grandparent & she is the most amazing lady! My Grandpa passed away from a heart attack when he was 41 so that left her to take care of the 4 kiddos.....my dad was 19 at the time. So not only did I never get to meet him, but my mom never met her father-in-law either. We always clean his grave & put all new flowers out for him. I always enjoy this holiday cause I get to hear Grandma tell all kinds of stories, especially about my Grandpa. She truly is THE sweetest lady you will ever meet & has always been a wonderful Christian example for me. She already beat breast cancer 10 years ago but we just found out that it is back in her bone marrow. She's getting ready to start chemo & her doc feels confident it will work. Please keep her in your prayers & win this battle. Here are some pics from the weekend. It was precious watching Jaylen help with the graves, even though she had no clue who he was or what a grave even is.
Jaylen & Dad planting some flowers....
Jaylen & my sweet Grandma Betty......
Jaylen, Mom, Neil, & Dad cleaning Grandpa's grave & putting the new flowers out....
All the grand kids & great-grand kids that were there for the weekend with Grandma....
Finally an updated family picture!
Grandma & Rosson.....he was named after her mother!
4 generations!
4 comments:
I love that tradition. Very similar to what we do on my brother's birthday! Your kid's are learning so much even as young as they are. Corban always talks about the stories we tell.
I think that's a neat tradition. We never did decorate graves very often so it's strange to me and my kids. I think getting together with your family makes it more fun! My Grandma always is wanting someone to go with her to decorate the graves. I think she probably wonders if I will ever do that for hers someday...
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Mel, I'll second that your grandma is the sweetest lady ever! She is so wonderful and has been an encouragement to me in my life, too, not only as a woman, but a christian woman also. I'm so sorry to hear about her cancer. I will add her to my prayer list. If you wouldn't mind, please keep me updated. Oh, and by the way, I love the updated family pic. You have been SO blessed, Melody!!!
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