Grandma Rose

Would you please take a moment

to pray for my Grandma Rose?

We learned on Tuesday that she

has been admitted to the hospital.

She is 93 and has been dealing with a form

of leukemia for many years now.

This is a picture of her and my grandfather

when they were a young married couple.

 This is her and my mom from my cousin's

wedding in the summer of 2009.

If you've been around this little corner of the blogosphere

for any length of time, you might remember

that our travel plans to Li'l Empress (way back in 2008)

included a stronger-than-normal sense of urgency.

That was because of my sweet little grandma.

We were trying to get there and back in time to bring

Li'l Empress with us to an early 90th b'day bash

that my mom and aunts were throwing for Grandma Rose.

Our desire was for Li'l E to meet her great-grandma

and join us for the family celebration.

After all, it's not everyday

that a little Sicilian grandma gets to meet

a Chinese great-grand-daughter.

We don't take for granted the treasure of four generations

celebrating life together 'round these parts.

And we don't take for granted the power of prayer

to ease and comfort the pain and illness of the ones we love.

We know HE loves her far more than we do

and HE is holding her in His hands even now.

Thank you.