I am grateful for faithful examples.
I am so very grateful for the wonderful, strong women in my life. Yesterday I mentioned how grateful I am to have had such a wonderful mother who gave me a wonderful example of what motherhood is all about. Today (and everyday truly) I am grateful for my wonderful Grandma Lucy, my mommy's mother. She has always been there for me. She is an incredibly strong woman of faith. She is amazingly independent, even in her older years, and she has taught me so much about what it means to be a woman of God. When I was younger I would spend summers with her and I often could find her on her knees knelt in prayer...much like my mother. I hope that as they grow my children will also know of my love for my Heavenly Father, the way my grandmother & mother exemplified their love for Him, to me.
*My Grandma Lucy & I, after my mother's funeral*
Next, I am grateful for my Grandma Julia, mi abuela, my father's mother, for whom my Julianna is named. 
She had 11 children and growing up I always aspired to have as many as she did...probably not now that I have 5 and I can't imagine having 6 more...maybe 3 more....but that's another topic for another day. :)
There are great things that I remember about her like the way she always gave me soda crackers and hot chocolate for breakfast. How she alwas smelled so clean. How beautiful her skin was. How she always had a Bible on her night stand. When I was 14 mi abuela passed away. She was 93 years old. I was in 9th grade at the time, it was just after Thanksgiving Day. I returned to early morning seminary that Monday morning and as I sat in class and we sang the Christmas Hymn "Away in a Manger," I began to cry.
Be near me Lord Jesus; I ask thee to stay
Close by me forever, and love me I pray.
Bless all the dear children in thy tender care,
And fit us for heaven to live with thee there.
In that moment of sorrow for the loss of mi abuela, I needed him near me. By the end of the verse I realized that she was fit for his kingdom and He had welcomed her home with open arms.
Thanks to the wonderful example of motherhood, faith, and strength that my grandmothers provided I am continually striving to better myself. They have given me amazing qualities that I am passing on to my children. For that I am grateful.
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