Great Grandparents

This Easter, we (Erin, Elise, and I) were able to make a road trip to Minnesota. We haven't been all together at the Fred home since our sophomore year of college! (And THAT was a long time ago!) Haha :) The 5 hour trip was a good time to catch up on our lives and sing at the tops of our lungs to our new favorite musical. :)

On Saturday, we went with my parents to Bloomington, MN, where my grandparents live. It was wonderful to see Grandpa and Grandma both at their house and at my parents' house the next day. Although age takes its toll and sometimes slows people down, it was good to hear my Grandma laugh and make us laugh until we snorted! Just like when we were kids! Haha :) And of course, it was good to hear Grandpa pray and make his funny jokes that he always tells.

We went to see our Great Grandma, who turned 100 last July, in the care/nursing home that she is in. It is definitely different seeing Great Grandma in a bed, rather than walking spryly about. She was tap dancing on her 99th birthday and only started using a walker sometime last year! But again, despite the setbacks that she has experienced because of her age, she was still praising God for His faithfulness over the years. We sang "Great is Thy Faithfulness" and "How Great Thou Art," and she barely missed a word!

 I am so grateful for all  my grandparents (and Matt's grandparents) that love the Lord and have taught their children to love Him too. I hope when Matt and I grow old, we can have that said about us too-- that even when time and age change us, we will never stop loving and serving the Lord.