* Madre *

Today I got to spend a little more time with my grandmother. I call her "Madre" I have ever since I was small due to my mom calling her that. In spanish it means MOTHER. My kids call her Nana and that's something they came up with all on their own.


She is a special lady of course and she either makes me laugh or makes me frustrated because she is stubborn like me. Either way I love her dearly. Today was no different, she played with the kids (her great grand kids) and we talked a little bit about some of her hopes and dreams. (Yes at 83 years old she still has them).


She made me laugh when she came outside wearing a pair of black shoes that was clearly mix matched.



Here is a picture of her silly feet that my mom sent me hours after leaving the house. It was so funny she and I and my mom all cried tears of laughter. It was a small but precious moment. I said goodbye as if I would see her again next week, but the truth is I didn't want to cry. She leaves back for Texas on Saturday and I will be out of town for a Woman's Retreat.

I love my grandma and she lives in Texas we see her twice in the year and she will hopefully be back in November. It's always in the back of my mind that she is older and she may be getting to go and hang out with Jesus soon. Her health is great except for a little bit of High Blood Pressure but it's always in the back of my mind. I don't like to think about that but I know that some day everyone will be in Heaven with Jesus.

She is a mighty woman of God constantly praying and giving thanks to God through out the day. She never seizes prayer and talks to Jesus like he is her best friend. She has taught me Grace and the power of prayer. She isn't perfect but none of us are.

I already miss her. I cry tears as I type because I love her and I wish that I could spend more time with her and see her more often. I don't call as often as I should but I do send her tons of pictures of the kids. My heart hurts right now because I love her yet I don't want to cry in front of her and make her upset.

I pray traveling mercies on her and a safe return back to Amarillo. She has a little ministry there and I like to call it that because she ministers to other women who live in her building. For an 83 year old woman she knows a lot about life and the Bible and she is a huge encourager to others and I'm thankful that God is using her through out her life in different ways.

I love you Madre! (yo no la quiero yo la amo)