history

i love knowing where my family came from and the history behind things. ryan and i spent one trip out to the farm scannig pics form grandma e's album and asking the story behind them.

it was a blast. grandma is a great story teller and has the memory of an elephant...well, and she's stinking hilarious, so just listening to her wisdom is awesome.


grandma and grandpa e worked hard to instill a few things in their families lives...

...faith in the Lord
...patience
...kindness
...gentleness
...strength
...perseverance

as i type those things i notice that many are fruits of the spirit. i learned true happiness in watching grandma e live out her life...even still today, that woman will make lemonade when she gets lemons.

it reminds me that as a parent, i can never stop doing the hard things...the things that will mold my children. the praying with and for them. showing my children right from wrong, and me choosing to do the right from doing the wrong. it reminds me that my actions speak way louder than words ever do...and i want to leave a legacy of a faithful, loving, serving, honest and funny woman who loved her god, her husband and her family with all her heart.

man, that's a lot ot think about...i need some coffee.