tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post5880155321524680570..comments2024-03-29T01:22:31.114-04:00Comments on Granny Sue's News and Reviews: Remaining Relevant: Pill Bottles, Trash and PrayersGranny Suehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01129064020727041161noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-88051004500284950202017-01-18T22:45:10.168-05:002017-01-18T22:45:10.168-05:00When I was in my mid30's my mamma was in her m...When I was in my mid30's my mamma was in her mid70's. I was taking care of her, raising a family, helping care for an inlaw with cancer.....it was such a full, crazy, hard time. I would sneak off & go to her little apartment in town where she lived in senior housing. It was so quiet there. I'd curl up on her couch & sleep, feeling safe & at peace with her nearby. <br /><br />I raised one child, she raised 6. I asked her one day how she did it. I was so exhausted, I felt so inadequate & could only remember how strong she was...all that she did with so little(She also cared for my invalid dad at home from the time I was 15 until his death when I was 17, weeks before my 18th birthday). She told me it would get easier.She promised it wouldn't always be so very hard. She said she understood. She said one day she would be gone, my son would be grown & then I could rest. <br /><br />She passed away when I was 40, she was 80, my son was 13. I was frustrated she didn't stay with me until things slowed down so I could have had her all to myself. I often think of her now, living in the empty nest & wishing she were here to spend all my free time with. But she taught me how to live well to the end. She was always busy with her hands & with her mind. She was always singing, reading, praying or laughing. <br /><br />So when the world feels hard & impossible now, I remember her gift, the gift of finishing well. When I can't find a reason to help this world I decide to finish well for my son, just as she did for me. Those feelings are normal as we age I think. I only give up on the world in moments then just like my mamma, after a time I pick myself up & find some way to help again. Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305409125105992525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-85378447876444735672017-01-18T22:25:27.996-05:002017-01-18T22:25:27.996-05:00I respect their determination!
Sounds like a great...I respect their determination!<br />Sounds like a great set of parents!anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269208573774815462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-20933618235560217402017-01-18T18:36:11.608-05:002017-01-18T18:36:11.608-05:00What a wonderful example your parents set for you....What a wonderful example your parents set for you.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-48044335329343098432017-01-18T14:05:24.198-05:002017-01-18T14:05:24.198-05:00Thank you for sharing this. Much love in it.Thank you for sharing this. Much love in it.Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485118642482033233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634969979683449053.post-1555430743872759492017-01-18T11:14:06.446-05:002017-01-18T11:14:06.446-05:00This tribute is lovely.This tribute is lovely.Boudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.com