I have many family pictures from Grandma and a set
of bowls from her in my kitchen. I have part of her teacup collection, and in
my cabinet I have the old family Bible from her side of the family which she
passed down to me. It will go to our oldest son, Daniel. I also have her hope
chest, which I have given to my daughter, Valerie.
I have her wedding portrait framed next to mine and
my husband’s grandma—all in our wedding dresses. Both my husband’s grandmother
and my grandma were thirteenth children in their families. In our family it
gives us a funny feeling when we realize none of us would be here if our great-grandparents
didn’t have thirteen children!
My whole life has been changed by a simple prayer my
Grandma said daily. She developed a habit of reading God’s Word every day, but
before she opened the good book, she prayed, “Dear Heavenly Father, please speak
to me through Your Word.” Then she opened it up and read until something spoke
to her heart. Now this is what I do—just about every day without fail.
Grandma prayed for me every day of my life. Grandma
was a prayer warrior and she never, ever gave up. When she made up her mind to
pray for something or someone she kept on praying every day. I wouldn’t be
surprised if she was still praying up in heaven!
To live out Grandma’s legacy, I pray and pray and
never, ever give up. I too delight myself in the Lord and know that He delights
to grant me the desires of my heart. This morning, while still in bed, my husband,
Cliff, and I took hands at 6 am and prayed for each of our children and their
spouses. We also prayed for our “twinkles”. Our grandchildren are twinkles in
our children’s eyes. Hahaha! We prayed about our lives, our needs, our dreams. Jesus
said, “You have not because you ask not.” (See Luke 11:9.) Why not ask Him for our
heart’s desires?
Thank you God for the legacy of a praying grandma!
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