Muzzy
My grandmother, Carrie May Thorn O'Harra, affectionately known by her grandchildren as Muzzy, gave her family a wonderful heritage. Not in wealth, for she was poor, but she left us the gift of laughter. I remember her as always upbeat and positive. She was not perfect, for I know she had a sharp tongue that she could use on occasion. None of us are perfect, but she had an ability to see joy in life. She was always ready to smile and share a joke or two, and always, she had time for her children and grandchildren.
I always picture her in a dress and apron, very neat and tidy. I remember the game she played with me called Drink Tea. She would fix a pot of tea, and after pouring the hot, brown aromatic tea into her best china cups, she would begin to spin a tale. After reaching a very curious spot in her adventure, she would say, "Drink Tea," and we would take a sip of tea, and it would be my turn to continue the story where she left off. How I loved that game! It gave me a love for writing, reading, and learning that never stopped.
I thought of her this morning as I went outside and saw my shamrocks beginning to break out of the ground. She would love them; she grew the most wonderful flowers. She loved nature; she knew the songs of every bird, and she had made friends with a squirrel that lived in oak outside her kitchen door. She passed that love of nature on her grandchildren too.
I hope to be the kind of grandmother that she was. I hope to take time for my grandchildren; to sit with them and play the game of Drink Tea, to read to them, to listen to them.
One life impacts another, and we may never know how much. Your life influences someone else's life, just by your very existence. How will you influence someone today?
Romans 12:10 ESV "Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor."
I always picture her in a dress and apron, very neat and tidy. I remember the game she played with me called Drink Tea. She would fix a pot of tea, and after pouring the hot, brown aromatic tea into her best china cups, she would begin to spin a tale. After reaching a very curious spot in her adventure, she would say, "Drink Tea," and we would take a sip of tea, and it would be my turn to continue the story where she left off. How I loved that game! It gave me a love for writing, reading, and learning that never stopped.
I thought of her this morning as I went outside and saw my shamrocks beginning to break out of the ground. She would love them; she grew the most wonderful flowers. She loved nature; she knew the songs of every bird, and she had made friends with a squirrel that lived in oak outside her kitchen door. She passed that love of nature on her grandchildren too.
I hope to be the kind of grandmother that she was. I hope to take time for my grandchildren; to sit with them and play the game of Drink Tea, to read to them, to listen to them.
One life impacts another, and we may never know how much. Your life influences someone else's life, just by your very existence. How will you influence someone today?
Romans 12:10 ESV "Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor."
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