A Prayer for Little Mamaw
Posted on Jan 28, 2009 in Uncategorized | 7 commentsToday our family said good bye to an amazing woman. Â Willie J. Hornsby was my great grandmother, my children’s great great grandmother. Â As incredible as it sounds that anyone would live to see the birth of their fifth generation, I find it equally incredible that my children actually knew this woman. Â She talked with them, laughed with them, held them in her arms.
She loved my kids, and they loved her . . . deeply. Â This morning, I received an email from the oldest of my children. Â In the email, McKenzie sends out this prayer to her immediate family celebrating the four foot, eight inch matriarch we affectionly refer to as “Little Mamaw:”
Dear God,
We thank you for little mamaw she was a sweet kind woman who we loved alot. We know she is in heaven with you and that she has a new body. That she can eat, drink, run, play, and even laugh. Lord ,we thank you for giving her that chance. Please help us not to grieve but to rejoice for she is in heaven with you. Please be with aunt Annie and her daughter, uncle Sonny and his kids, Mamaw and Papaw, Terry,Teresa and her kids, Diane, Gigi and daddy, and mommy, me, RileyGrace, and Logan. Thank you for her and let her have a wonderful everlasting life with you.
Amen
It could not be said any better than that! I’m sorry to hear about your Mamaw but I bet she’s dancin’ a jig with Jesus already! When my grandmother got into her 90′s, I think she was just ready already.
Hello Brandon. I found your blog site while trying to find Willie Jay’s obituary. Willie Jay is my aunt, my father’s full blooded sister. My husband and I went to her burial today at Red Apple Cemetery. I loved Willie Jay with all my heart. She looked so much like my Daddy who died in 1986. My Mother and I visited with Willie Jay many times in recent years before she moved to the nursing home, then some there as well. She loved my mother dearly. They were always good friends. I was able to speak to Barbara and Dianne but I’ve never known their last names. I asked Barbara what Terry’s last name is. She said it was Bean. I saw a tombstone with the name Bean on it at the cemetery so I assumed it was Stella’s, Terry’s mother. We were never close with my Daddy’s family growing up but I so desire to be so now. If you could send me some last names and addresses, I will surely appreciate it. I’d like to at least send them each a card. My maiden name is Spradlin. My husband and I live 16 miles west of Huntsville, AL. I taught school for 9 years, and then got into the defense and NASA contracting world, working as a software developer. I too love to develop web applications.
I’m glad I found your web site and look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Beverly Spradlin Easlic
What a sweetheart, and a spiritually mature one at that, McKenzie is. You and Darlene have done well. I’ll be praying for you and your family as you find life after Little Mamaw. We can all pray to make such an impression on our great, great grandchildren!
Wise beyond her years. Love that girl.
I am seaching for some idea to write in my blog… somehow come to your blog. best of luck. Eugene
Brandon!
Well, first of all, so sorry for your grandmother… I’ve been traying to reach some people I met when I was this silly exchange student in Arab High School, the first one I got to getin touch somehow was you and I read those bad news.
I’m glad to know things for you are goin’ on so well!
I don’t know if you remember me, but, if you do, please, write back! I’d love to talk to the people form high school again.
I’m married too, but no kids. Only nine dogs, which I love a lot.
Hope hear from you soon and with better news!
Hey Vanessa, it is me Lorie……. You stayed at my house a lot when you came to Arab. We were friends….. Do you remember?