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Dec. 5, 2008
Memory Lane
Come on a tour with me through Memory Lane. (Actually it's just a shelf in my Great Grandma's Secretary)
I was given many beautiful things from my grandmother's home when she could no longer live there. They are spread throughout my home. I want to share my memories of these things with you all and why these "earthly treasures" are so dear to me. It's not because of any monetary value they may have, it's sentimental value all the way.
 Let's start with the little girl in the back corner. . .
 She used to be in my room up on my dresser when I was growing up.
Of course I wasn't suppose to touch her, but I did, and she bears the wounds
of a little disobedient girl. Whenever I look at it, I remember saying that
familiar prayer - Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
If I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take - then I'd say,
God bless Mommy, and Daddy, and Brother, and Sister, and . . .on and on.
I didn't realize what a blessed child I was to be in a Christian home.
I didn't understand that there were (and are) children who have never heard
of Jesus or Salvation. Now I am the mother of a little girl. She is just learning to
pray. She has very little understanding of life outside of our home, but she is
learning to pray for those she knows and loves. Lord willing she will grow into
a strong woman of God, who loves Him and serves Him with her whole heart.
 This porcelain spice rack use to hang in my grandma's kitchen. You can't see it very well, but there are two
draws under the spice jars. It's made to look like a little book shelf. I used to beg my grandma to get it down and let me "see" it. I got to see it once, at the kitchen table while she was doing dishes right next to me. She use to keep matches in the little draws - she took those out first of course. She never did put any spices in the "books", but I sure did love looking at it. Now it sits in my secretary, being pretty, and my little girl begs to "look" at it. I think I'll wait a few more years before I pull it out and let her enjoy the history in her hands.
 These tea cups belonged to my great grandmas. The one on the left was Zadie Violet's, the picture on it reminds me of "The Shire", for you Tolken fans. She passed away before I was old enough to really get to know her. The one on the right was Alta's. She passed away when I was in high school. I got to spend time
with her and she was a wonderful Great Grandma. She use to let me comb her hair, we'd walk out in the garden together, work on puzzles or just talk. She use to have instant coffee in the mornings, and would fill her cup all the way to the brim. She would take a tea spoon and gingerly take a spoon at a time, while it was piping hot, as it cooled she would sip it. She would sit at my grandma's kitchen table and watch the birds play in the birdbath and fly around the feeders. Someday, I want to have "tea parties" with my little girl and use these tea cups.
Well, I hope you have enjoyed this trip down memory lane. I have more shelves and more memories to share, but that will have to wait for another time.
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Dec. 6, 2008 - Untitled Comment
My Granny has a secretary with some "sentimental" stuff in it, as well as two other large curio cabinets (filled!). On her secretary she has a large figurine of Noah's ark with all the little animals. I used to look at it for hours. There are even two eagles flying above, attached with little springs.
All the pictures in your thanksgiving post are so pretty!
Love and miss you!
-Breezy