On August 14th, 2012, a beautiful and Godly saint passed from her earthly pilgrimage, crossed the River, and now resides in her Heavenly Home towards which she faithfully and joyfully looked throughout her life.
This woman was Mama’s Grandmother Harris, my great-grandmother. In honor of her homecoming, our family – with the exception of Daddy who stayed home to run the farm and business – made a whirlwind trip to Florida to honor her life and Godly example.During this bitter-sweet time, we mourned but also rejoiced. And, as Grandma would have wished, we made many new memories and had lots of fun in the days following the celebration of her life.
Unfortunately, the photographers were not at their best this trip, so please excuse the lack of representation of so many of you precious people – especially family!! However, we were probably fortunate to get what we got, so here is Part One of a sampling of what we managed to capture.
Enjoy! 🙂
Grandmama Harris was always aglow with joy and love. 🙂
She loved her family!
Oh, she loved to squeeze those great-grandbabies!
She has 42 of them. (and more on the way!)
Emma and Gma having a "phone conversation"
I don't think there was one of us Frodge cousins who didn't think Gma was an angel (literally) when we were younger!
Here is our family (minus Paul!) several years ago with both Grandmama and Granddaddy Harris
Gma always radiated Christ-like love and compassion, no matter where she was, or who she was with. Here she is with Grandpa Harris's older sister, Aunt Benita Mary Lee 🙂
Mama and her grandmama - and newly arrived Paul. 🙂
A wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and Christian woman - truly, her worth was far above rubies!
This picture was taken on one of the last afternoons I had with Grandma. It was during her visit to Missouri last Summer. What sweet times we had together. We love and miss you, Grandma, and cannot wait to see you again!
When we got to Florida - guess who was waiting for us there!
The night before the funeral, we had a big family gathering. Here we have Becca and I. We were obviously thirsty.....
Plenty of sweet fellowship. 🙂
Jet had enough energy for 8 or 10 of us!
And....of course....we had some music! 😉
A lovely mother and daughter picture. Here we have Aunt Sue and Aunt Amy <3
And over here on the couch, we have Lucy and Susan....oh! My mistake. It's Grace and Callie
Love that grin, Matt! 😀
Oh yeah! That's what I'm talking about! (Whatever that means.....)
The funeral was a wonderful testimony to Grandma's faithfulness in life - both to her Lord and to her family.
Aunt Sue and Uncle Ron. What a lovely couple. 🙂
Sweet cousins reunited. 🙂
Paul being Paul 😉
Two sisters, saying a final farewell to a beloved mother. Grandma was laid to rest at Bushnell National Cemetery, where her remains joined those of her husband's. They are once again together and sitting at the feet of the Lord they strove to serve during their entire lives.
Thanks so much for stopping by!! Stay tuned for Part 2!
Until then, may the good Lord take a likin’ to ya’!
~Kitty~
Yes, my Aunt Frances was certainly worth more than rubies! She was quite a G-E-M! Godly Example of a Mother!
The picture you posted of your Grandmother with Aunt Bonita (spelled Benita) is actually of Aunt Mary Lee. They have always favored one another. One time, many years ago, we went to Sunday School with Aunt Mary Lee and one of the ladies in the class thought my mother, Aunt Benita was Aunt Mary Lee! So I do understand your confusion!
Oh dear! I had Aunt Mary Lee in my mind! I’m not sure why I mixed the name and the picture! Thank you for catching that! 🙂 They do favor one another. Thanks also for the spelling of Aunt Benita’s name. I spelled it very sadly, didn’t I? lol!
Beautiful pictures. Love you all!
Aunt Molly