Two years have gone by so extremely fast…
Tomorrow is the two-year anniversary of my sweet Nana going home to be with Jesus. It still feels like yesterday, driving home from college for the weekend and my first stop would always be at my Nana’s. Of course, she would be waiting on me. I would pour myself a glass of sweet tea and then we would sit together on her couch and she would ask me, “how’s your love life?”
Oh, how I miss that lady.
I have spent a lot of time this week thinking about my nana and what an amazing woman she was. She was a mother of four and a grandmother to fourteen grandkids. Somehow, she had this amazing ability to make each and everyone of us feel like we were her favorite. I know I did and I am sure my cousins can admit to this same feeling, at least at some point in time.
It is true, that time heals all pain, but one thing it can never do is erase the memories. I plan to carry her memories with me always and to continue her legacy of being a strong, generous, and loving person and most importantly, a committed prayer warrior.
3 comments:
amen baby.....you keep it going on!
I'm reading this a little late, but I can't believe it's been 2 years. Time does fly. Keep up the blogging :)
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With hard work I’ve earned bachelor and master degrees from the Ohio State University. I had a chance to have an individual, powerful, and memorable discussion with Christopher Reeve (AKA Superman; or rather he was the world famous actor who portrayed the Man of Steel,) on the evening before he spoke at my bachelors commencement (June 13, 2003.) A rare and beautiful photograph was taken just after our motivational encounter, and it can be seen in the videos on my website (again, www.mattschroeder.org,) but w/o describing the details of our meeting, I’ll say it was beneficial to both parties involved, and it is revisited during my presentation.
I was once in a serious auto accident with many major broken bones and vertebrae in my neck, capped off with traumatic brain injury, followed by more than ten weeks of coma. I've fully recovered even though "experts" told me I'd never walk, and family is a very big deal in my life. It always was and is now, and they visited, talked to, and were by my side for more than ten years of recovery. Now I have a master’s degree from Ohio State, and I speak clearly, walk, run, jump, and drive! Please add me as a friend…
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