Great-Grandma, By: Mrs. Hall

Tuesdays have come and gone throughout the summer... especially in July.  I can't believe that school is coming, and it is coming fast.  I was thinking today, how fast life really does go!  It flies from year to year, and people come and go. Each day is precious, a gift, and should be used to build one another up, and be of encouragement to others, to waste it in selfishness would be a waste, wouldn't you agree?

I want to post about my grandmother today.  My grandmother passed away June 21st from health problems.  She was 86, and lovely. 

My earliest memories of my grandmother consist of all the little wonderful things she always did, like the way she loved coffee, always had tons of pop tarts in stock:), crinkled her noes underneath her grandmotherly glasses when she laughed, loved Cracker Barrel,  and the jokingly competitive way she played card games.  Every bit of her was perfectly grandmotherly and beautiful.  I couldn't name a flaw or even think of one to mention!

Although separated by a few hours, my grandmother, accompanied by my great aunts, was at all my life's biggest events, and small ones too... my wedding, my graduation parties, my performances, and she was apart of every Thanksgiving and many, many vacations to see our family in California.  She loved that I became a teacher and always asked about my students, she loved Thomas, Asher, and Zoey too! 

The best part of my grandmother was her strong faith and love for everyone she met.  I think there are some who make you feel judged and less valuable, and others who make you feel like you are the best thing around!  My grandmother was one who made each and every person feel of value.

Even at nine years old, you have a choice to make a difference to begin leaving a legacy and making others feel valuable, just like my grandmother did.

Think about what you do today, are you going to make it count?  Are you going to encourage your family members and friends?  I hope so! 

Go out today, and change the world, okay?!  People are watching you... and the decisions you make count!