tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post1442497875741803511..comments2011-12-23T07:20:49.403-05:00LisaShawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847564334928464883noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-46012743467909406472011-12-23T05:40:33.338-05:002011-12-23T05:40:33.338-05:00I am so thankful that I had the privilege of visiting your blog this early morning hour. I love reading how you share your heart about the people that mean the very most to you. You help me realize just how important my grandparenting role is with my precious little grandchildren&#39;s lives. You help me realize that what I teach them, my words, and my attitudes are what will stick with them later in life. What beautiful, gracious and loving people your grandparents were. God knows just what we need in life to give us joy for our journey, and He used two special people to yours. I read this post with tears as I was reminded again of our God&#39;s Amazing Love for us. Thank you so much for sharing this Lisa!<br /><br />I wish you and your family a wonderful time together!Just a little something from Judyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07436711032386582707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-64033416619060072022011-12-22T09:12:31.033-05:002011-12-22T09:12:31.033-05:00What a beautiful legacy, Lisa! And to know you are providing this stability for your OWN family, now.....What a privilege. <br /><br />Joy to your world in these days, dear sister! May Christ be exalted in our plans, prep, and &quot;parties&quot;!Rebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08740950362293427086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-16017512036537772722011-12-19T23:44:22.953-05:002011-12-19T23:44:22.953-05:00It&#39;s awesome to still see a part of them through you sister!!! Thank you for sharing your warm mem&#39;ries with your grandparents. Praying their loving mem&#39;ries will cover you with comfort and strength.<br /><br />Have a Merry Christmas and God bless you and your family. Love you in Christ.RCUBEshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726426726039665564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-35667587472557295302011-12-19T23:16:32.147-05:002011-12-19T23:16:32.147-05:00I love the photo of your grandparents. Thank you for sharing your precious memories with us.<br /><br />I love that you continue your grandmother&#39;s tradition of setting up the nativity and explaining it to your grandchildren. What an awesome legacy your grandparents left.Bernadinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14409084342270680513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-54671961660005079682011-12-19T13:35:26.797-05:002011-12-19T13:35:26.797-05:00Merry Christmas to you as well, Lisa. May this week be filled with many rich reminders of God&#39;s love for you. As you reflect on the legacy of your grandparents, I know that you are exceedingly grateful for the love they sowed into your heart. You are a representation, now, of them and a beautiful reminder to us all of how hugely a heart can live!<br /><br />Blessed manger walk, sister.<br /><br />peace~elaineelaine @ peace for the journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09675745465728814736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-60547147963137677052011-12-19T12:02:19.980-05:002011-12-19T12:02:19.980-05:00What a beautiful story Lisa! I could vision all this in my mind and smell the pies baking! Merry Christmas to you and your family!Lori Coulternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-91625851293706865632011-12-19T11:40:22.295-05:002011-12-19T11:40:22.295-05:00Lisa, sounds like we both had some awesome grandparents. <br /><br />Beautiful memories, just like mine. My Gramma passed away 15 years ago on the 27th, my Dad&#39;s 60th birthday. Grampa has been gone since &#39;86. I miss them both, but especially my Gramma. I love and understand her even more now that I am a gramma. I can only hope and pray to be the gramma to my grandbaby that she was to me. <br /><br />What a gift we had in our grandparents. What a gift we have in our grandchildren.<br /><br />Merry Christmas, dear Sister!Jan Parrishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725654580549052886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-86326877324556606202011-12-19T10:32:49.979-05:002011-12-19T10:32:49.979-05:00Sonja &amp; Kathleen- aww, Amen! I can&#39;t wait until that Day! Oh what it will be like!<br /><br /><br />Noreen - thank you dear sister. I pray the same for you and your family!<br /><br /><br />Jessica - I will hug them extra tightly indeed especially since this is the first Christmas they are here with us so I know how it feels to not have your Grands with you for Christmas. <br /><br /><br />DeLonda - welcome Sis and thanks for visiting and sharing!<br /><br /><br />Love and Christmas blessings to all of you special woman of God!LisaShawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847564334928464883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-9623411814775492522011-12-19T09:09:04.876-05:002011-12-19T09:09:04.876-05:00Just beautiful!DeLonda Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16916897595324418950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-29360415009783143482011-12-18T18:56:36.195-05:002011-12-18T18:56:36.195-05:00Oh, such blessed Christmas memories! Soon and very soon we will join our Loved Ones around GOD&#39;s throne and rejoice over so great a salvation!<br /><br />I miss my Mom especially at this time of year...how she loved Christmas! And this is the first time in 28 years that my daughter won&#39;t be &quot;home.&quot; But I focus on what&#39;s best for her and her family and rest in GOD&#39;s sovereignty.<br /><br />Hug your Grands especially tight for those of us who will be without this year! ;)Jesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13742425014656556927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-58021692720202732022011-12-18T13:33:36.695-05:002011-12-18T13:33:36.695-05:00Sweet Lisa, I loved hearing about your Christmas with your grandparents when you were young and how you&#39;ve carried on that tradition. What a blessing they were and how that was sown into your life. I pray this year the Lord will have some very special blessings for you and yours.<br />Sending love your way today.<br />NoreenNanaNor'shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03608980502430055753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-30246196428313986012011-12-18T10:52:29.723-05:002011-12-18T10:52:29.723-05:00What a wonderful legacy in honor of your grandparents. They had a powerful &amp; precious impact on your life - - something I pray will be the outcome of my own grandparenting.<br /><br />How rich are we who look back upon those who blazed such a noble, God-honoring trail. Oh the joy of seeing them again!<br /><br />Love &amp; the warmest of CHRISTmas wishes to you &amp; yours,<br /><br />KathleenSassy Granny ...http://www.blogger.com/profile/05245926913888212148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-64472619347428155392011-12-18T10:13:04.290-05:002011-12-18T10:13:04.290-05:00Karen - Amen friend, they surely are memory gifts that keep on giving. <br /><br /><br />Donna - I&#39;m certain with the loving heart that you have, you will indeed leave that legacy for your grandchildren!<br /><br /><br />Oh Rhonda, indeed there is a void, one of their absence but it is refilled time and again by the precious memories of the love of Christ they poured into me. Thank you my friend. Merry Christmas to you and your family as well.<br /><br /><br />Mari, I&#39;m sure you are already having that type of influence on your grand daughter. She will grow up absolutely blessed with a Christ-centered legacy of love.<br /><br />Love you all and Merry Christmas!LisaShawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01847564334928464883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-51612536902255463022011-12-18T09:55:53.298-05:002011-12-18T09:55:53.298-05:00...And now I am visiting your page and reading these words and shedding my own tears! Won&#39;t it be the most glorious Christmas when we are all together with our precious ones that are already in heaven?<br /><br />I thank God for the influence of your grandparents in your life, Lisa. They would sure be smiling today if they could read these words.<br /><br />Merry Christmas sweet sister, I love you!<br /><br />SonjaSonjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09254831447887637714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-4913850973627179892011-12-18T09:27:23.755-05:002011-12-18T09:27:23.755-05:00Lisa, I loved reading about how your grandparents taught you about keeping Christ as Christmas. Many parents (and aunts too) long for their kids to truly walk with the Lord. And sometimes we don&#39;t get to see it. But reading about the legacy of love that your parents gave to you and how years later ...you are living out what they taught you is wonderful and encouraging to me. I too wish my grandparents were alive to see me now. My grandpa died when I was still in nursing school and at that time I wasn&#39;t living for the Lord. But one day I&#39;ll see him in heaven. :)<br /><br />I too read Sonja&#39;s post about her Christmases in the past. I loved it and I love her too. I am going to write a post about mine as a result this week.<br /><br />I love your memories and ... I love you Lisa!<br /><br />DebbieDebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08235978883396499354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-87917232530428458742011-12-18T07:40:43.002-05:002011-12-18T07:40:43.002-05:00What a wonderful tribute to your grandparents. They set a fine example and would be so proud of the woman you are now!<br />My Grandparents passed away by the time I was 4 and I wish I could have memories like yours. However - I hope to be able to have that kind of influence on my grand daughter!Marihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06289456727508305342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-4456465653076774862011-12-18T07:23:03.193-05:002011-12-18T07:23:03.193-05:00Oh how precious are the memories of those that laid the foundation of Christ within our lives and hearts by being an expressed image of Christ...what a true blessing your grandparents were and I can feel the &quot;void&quot; even as I read your testimony of their life long impact upon you...Merry Christmas my blog friendRhondahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03351858485462412552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-90797192388765408962011-12-18T06:51:55.426-05:002011-12-18T06:51:55.426-05:00Oh friend, thank you for your words. They echo my prayers and desire to leave a Godly and Christ-centered legacy to my precious grandchildren.Donna Schultzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07755666868802010469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154098971959491494.post-30713563915137038382011-12-18T05:55:40.172-05:002011-12-18T05:55:40.172-05:00Beautiful sharing of these heartfelt memories...I have many of my own from Christmas times with my grandparents...these memories are a gift that keeps on giving!Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08788724686085310730noreply@blogger.com