It's been a year...

This week I have been thinking of my Nanny alot. It's been a year ago this past Thursday that she went home to be with the Lord...well, at least that is what I believe. My Nanny had different beliefs than I did...as far as the timing of when you go to heaven. I believe in 2Corinthians 5:1-9 when it talks about being absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. After all, Jesus himself told the thief on the the cross next to His that "...Today you will be with me in Paradise". My grandparents, being members and believers of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, believed that "The Dead are but asleep" based on the 1Thessalonians chapter 4.

Whatever the case, I know this is true...I miss my grandparents...but we will be reunited in Heaven one day. I know they were believers in Christ, as am I...

I can't wait to see them again, and to hear that wonderful laughter my Nanny was so affectionatly known for. I don't think it really occurred to me until after her death, but whenever I think of my Nanny, I see a big smile on her face, and even now, I can still hear the sound of her laugh in my head. What a blessing to remember that!

Praise you Jesus for blessing me with such a wonderful woman to be my grandmother, and an outstanding man to be my grandfather. I can only hope that one day I will be as influential in my grandchildrens lives, as they were in mine.

They loved this old porch swing at their home. Many hours were spend just sitting, swinging and visiting with family, friends, neighbors...even waving at the cars that drove past. I like to imagine that they have a porch swing in heaven...