g'ma

she got married when she was a young woman.  she had two handsome sons.  she worked.  hard.  she buried her husband.

she married again and continued to work.  then she had a daughter.  she sent her youngest son to vietnam.  thankfully he came home.  she worked more.  hard.  she gardened and canned the fruits (and vegetables) of her labor.  she picked up every leaf from her yard.  she took care of the neighbors.  she buried her youngest son.  she took care of her grandchildren.  she continued to work even more.  hard.  she buried her husband.

she kept working.  hard.  she never tired.  she was tall and strong and dressed up to go to the store.  she married again.  he was her high school sweet heart.  she was 81.  they sat down at the front of the church during the ceremony.  she was so happy.  he spoiled her.  he took her to dinner and they laughed.  together.  a lot.  she buried her husband.  she buried all of her siblings.  she is 92.

she loves.  she loves me.  proof that there is absolutely NOTHING you can do to earn the love of another.  love is just something that happens.  and when it happens it is pure and true and precious and wonderful. 

do not miss giving your love to someone else.  if you are scared - get over it and just love.  as a skeptic of love i can tell you - i am a believer in true love and she has helped me learn the lesson.  if you are afraid to love.  don't be.  come spend an evening with me and g'ma and you will see what love looks like.