"In the Garden"
(by Brad Paisley) 
Today would have been my Mema A's 100th birthday! {How cool to have a birthday like 8/9/10!!} Sadly, she passed away about 28 years ago, so I guess she is celebrating in heaven! But I will always love her & think of her fondly. For most of the time that I knew her, Mema A lived in New Mexico ~ 12 hours from my hometown of Houston. We saw her once or twice a year; but even though I was young, I have very clear memories of her dog Spot & eating sugar cubes at her house! When my mom moved out, Mema A came & stayed with us for awhile. It was so great to have her living in our home & being there for us after school! She was the smartest woman I've ever known, & I'm not just saying that because she's gone! She really was a genius! My little six-year-old self didn't believe it though, & I would give her spelling tests! I was amazed that she would always get a 100, & I would write "A++" at the top of her tests!!
While she was staying with us, Mema A had a heart attack and ended up passing away. I will never forget the day that Kerry & I got called to the office at school. A nice couple from church was there to take us home, where our parents told us the news that she had died. I took it so hard. I was so upset that I threw up the day of her funeral. I had several dreams that we were mistaken, & she was actually still alive. Oddly, her dog Spot died about three days after she did. I guess he sensed that she didn't need him anymore.
Last year, when we moved into our new house, I was reminded of a little girl who was missing her grandma. The mover was carrying in some pieces of the bedroom set that I inherited from her, & he said that there was some writing on the bed frame. Sure enough, it was the scribbling of a grieving little girl who wrote, "I miss Mema A. ♥ her forever."
I'm sorry to seem so sad today. I don't know if this is all about grieving my grandma, or if some of this stems from the fact that her son [my dad] is having surgery this morning to remove a cancerous kidney. And I'm a little worried. And I'm angry at the fact that stupid cancer is rearing it's ugly head in the life of another man that I love. And I'm mad at the devil who has come to steal, kill & destroy...
Anyways, today's song was Mema A's favorite hymn. {Well, not this version by Brad Paisley, but my dad likes this one!}
"And He walks with me and He talks with me
And He tells me I am His own
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known"
Today would have been my Mema A's 100th birthday! {How cool to have a birthday like 8/9/10!!} Sadly, she passed away about 28 years ago, so I guess she is celebrating in heaven! But I will always love her & think of her fondly. For most of the time that I knew her, Mema A lived in New Mexico ~ 12 hours from my hometown of Houston. We saw her once or twice a year; but even though I was young, I have very clear memories of her dog Spot & eating sugar cubes at her house! When my mom moved out, Mema A came & stayed with us for awhile. It was so great to have her living in our home & being there for us after school! She was the smartest woman I've ever known, & I'm not just saying that because she's gone! She really was a genius! My little six-year-old self didn't believe it though, & I would give her spelling tests! I was amazed that she would always get a 100, & I would write "A++" at the top of her tests!!
While she was staying with us, Mema A had a heart attack and ended up passing away. I will never forget the day that Kerry & I got called to the office at school. A nice couple from church was there to take us home, where our parents told us the news that she had died. I took it so hard. I was so upset that I threw up the day of her funeral. I had several dreams that we were mistaken, & she was actually still alive. Oddly, her dog Spot died about three days after she did. I guess he sensed that she didn't need him anymore.
Last year, when we moved into our new house, I was reminded of a little girl who was missing her grandma. The mover was carrying in some pieces of the bedroom set that I inherited from her, & he said that there was some writing on the bed frame. Sure enough, it was the scribbling of a grieving little girl who wrote, "I miss Mema A. ♥ her forever."
I'm sorry to seem so sad today. I don't know if this is all about grieving my grandma, or if some of this stems from the fact that her son [my dad] is having surgery this morning to remove a cancerous kidney. And I'm a little worried. And I'm angry at the fact that stupid cancer is rearing it's ugly head in the life of another man that I love. And I'm mad at the devil who has come to steal, kill & destroy...
Anyways, today's song was Mema A's favorite hymn. {Well, not this version by Brad Paisley, but my dad likes this one!}
And He tells me I am His own
And the joy we share as we tarry there
None other has ever known"
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