Grandmothers know what being “more than beautiful” is all about! ♥´¯)¸. (¸.♥´´¯`

May 20, 2010 at 3:50 pm | Posted in More Than Beautiful Women, Posts by Blenda | 1 Comment
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Blenda’s thoughts…….

My children are blessed with two wonderful grandmothers.  They love their grandchildren and their grandchildren KNOW it.  Well, my mother-in-law sent me a story of when she was a little girl.  It made me smile.  She was born at the end of the Great Depression, grew up swing dancing and wearing bright red lipstick, and as a two-month newlywed, she sent her husband off to war.  She knows how to make THE BEST cinnamon rolls, raisin cookies, mashed potatoes and gravy.  She can make grilled tuna taste rather gourmet!  She is kind, charitable, thoughtful and loving.  She never forgets a birthday, and her gifts are never random.  She is all-around wonderful, but it’s nice to know she was a real, ordinary girl who played, who explored, and who learned from her experiences!  In her own words, here is a story of one of her adventures….

 “If you know about electric fences, they can be very dangerous.  I had five brothers.  When I was 12 years old, my youngest brother and I decided to go to the canal near our home.  We climbed down into the canal and walked along the bottom.  Even though the canal wasn’t full, there was enough water in the bottom to get our feet wet.  My brother was 6 years old and we had a fun time.

“As I looked down the canal, there was a wire across the canal.  When we got there, I reached up with one hand to lift it up so we could go under it.  I had never felt electricity go through my body before.  I couldn’t get my hand off the wire!  My brother tried to help me, but couldn’t.  There was too much electricity going through my body.  I told him to go up the canal and get Mother to come.

“When he was gone, I prayed and prayed.  To my amazement, I was released and my hand fell to my side.   I was walking back to the house when I saw Mother and my brother coming to help me.  Finally, we were back home.  No more electric fences for me!” 

I love this story because it’s simple and real.  And that’s how life should be – simple and real.  I shared this story with my boys….it brought smiles all around!  This same young girl who had an experience with an electric fence, who prayed and had her prayers answered, became a woman of faith who has made a difference in my life and in the lives of my children.  She has not lived her life receiving accolades or awards for her life’s work, but has lived her life loving and serving her family and friends.  She is the sweet grandmother who always took my boys to King’s, the neighborhood department store, to buy a toy practically every time she tended them….because, that’s what they wanted!  She is the sweet grandmother who gave my boys cookies and ice cream for breakfast because that’s what they asked for!  When the kids asked for that at home, my reply was, ”Grandmas can do that, but not moms!” ….And, I DO plan on giving their kids cookies and ice cream for breakfast when they visit!  

She still sends hand-written letters and notes.  She calls just to say hello and to see how we are doing.  She embodies everything it means to be more than beautiful, and that’s what makes her absolutely beautiful!