Grandma ShuShu

I might blog a couple times today because this is an important week. Here is blog one of possible two.

We celebrated my grandma's 80th birthday yesterday night. Today is the actual day. All her kids, grand-kids, grand-kids in-law, and future grand-kids in-law wrote something to her. Here is what I wrote:

Dear Grandma,

Others would say that theirs is greater.
They would be wrong.
Mine cleans the dishes because,
That’s what her grandma did.

Others would say that theirs is younger.
They would be wrong.
Mine still goes places,
Like she is forty.

Others would say that theirs is sweeter.
They would be wrong.
Mine loves talking about all,
Of her grandkids and their greatness.

Others would say that theirs is nicer.
They would be wrong.
Mine wonders how I am,
What I’m doing and where I’m going.

Others would say that theirs is funnier.
They would be wrong.
Mine says funny things like,
“If you put ice-cream and root beer together it tastes really good.”

Others would say that theirs cooks better.
They would be wrong.
Mine makes cheese potatoes,
And scrambled eggs like no ones business.

Others would say theirs takes them places.
They would be wrong.
Mine goes with me,
Wherever we go so that she can see us perform.

Others would say theirs is prettier.
They would be wrong.
Mine has silver hair,
And little feet that make her beautiful.

Others would say theirs cares more.
They would be wrong.
Mine cares about my life in Jesus,
Which is of prime importance.


Others would say theirs is awesomer.
They would be wrong.
Because mine loves Jesus,
Worships Jesus and is in awe of His love.

Others would say theirs is sixty.
They would be right.
But mine is eighty,
And oh so much wiser.


Grandma I love you for all of these things and more. Happy Birthday! I pray that the Lord give you many more. You bless me more than you know.

Love,
Greta Joy

This night again reminded me of the brevity of life. Many tears of joy and sorrow were cried because of the good and the bad we talked about. It reminded me of James 4:13-15:

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go into
such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and
make a profit"-- yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring.
What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little
time and then vanishes. Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord
wills, we will live and do this or that."

We are just a mist even if we live 80 years. Live your life for Christ now so that if your mist disappears tomorrow you won't be left empty. My grandma does live for Christ and that was emphasized many times last night. Love you grandma!

Striving to live for Christ,
Greta