Grandparents.

Grandma & Grandpa,

You two are what I think of when I think of yummy cakes,
& cheese & crackers,
& always, lucky charms cereal.
When I think about growing up i love reminiscing on days of running through sprinklers, kennedy park, & even through your house (hehe whoops! "Close the front door!")
Tea parties, Teddy bear picnics, barbie parties, donald duck parties, & raggedy anne parties are only a few of my favorite events held at your house.
There was lots of dressing up & being able to be anyone and anything.
Flower shows we put on every chance we could made us into rockstars, dancing flowers, & the best dancers on the planet, obvvviously ;).
Make-believe and imagination was always running free at your house.

When I think about what I could count on at your house I think of every meal prepared to the nines
 & I could always expect sparkling cider, and a good slice of cake.
& Then when I grew up I could also rely on you Grandpa
to offer me a beer, your special recognition of us growing up in your household & your eyes.
I could also expect an open invitation to stay the night,
turn the evening into a slumber party on the living room floor complete with extra teddy bear sleeping bags & an extra toothbrush Grandma always kept for us grandkids, thanks for that!

When I think about you two, I really can't think of anything beyond a crazy love.
Love for each other, love for all of us, and a crazy love for God.
Grandma your devotion to your church & to your faith & sharing that with me is outrageous.
I have to admit I didn't think much of it growing up,
But knowing what I do now & working where I work now,
I feel really blessed by you through your faith.
You have really modeled to me selfless devotion & a pure servants heart in the way you walk with God and give & give & give to everyone around you.
& Grandpa,
You have to be one of the most gentle, kind men I have ever come across.
I cannot remember a single second where you have become angry
or even the slightest bit irritated with anything going on around you,
which I must say is a major accomplishment with us crazies always destroying your house!
But honestly,
I have never seen such patience and love from another person
& you are the person I think of when I think of patience and a deep, gentle love.

You two together really have modeled what love really is and how it can really touch everyone in connection to it.
The way you both communicate & continue to love each other daily after 60 years of marriage is incredible and very hard to come by these days.
Your strength, and devotion to each other
and to loving those around you, together,
makes me feel very blessed and encouraged to one day follow in your footsteps.
I hope that one day I can show a piece of the love, adoration, and faith to my own grandchildren that you have shown to me, & for the rest of us here in this room.
I love you Grandma & Grandpa, thank you so much for loving me the way you do,
Happy 60th Wedding Anniversary!


Danielle Nicole.