Monday, July 27, 2009

Legacy

This is Pappy.

He became my Pappy the day I married his grandson.



I loved watching Pappy with my baby during our last visit back home.



Something about how his hands and eyes tell a thousand stories and my baby's life has just begun.



There is so much I love about Pappy.

Like when he talks about a lifetime with Jesus, and his eyes fill up with tears and a grand smile sweeps across his face. I've seen it over and over.

"Oh, to know the joy of the Lord", he'll say.



But, it's his love for Gram - and their love story that spans more than 60 years - that bears witness of that joy in such a tangible and beautiful and inspiring way.



As my husband and I build on our own love story, Pappy and Gram's legacy of love and joy fills us with hope.

That if we build our marriage on love for Jesus and "the joy of the Lord", we can be "Pappy and Gram" to our grandchildren and great-grandchildren someday, too.


Posted by Sarah on Monday, July 27, 2009
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15 comments:

  1. MariJuly 27, 2009 at 9:03 PM

    What a blessing, to see that kind of heritage!

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  2. mirandaJuly 27, 2009 at 9:25 PM

    Such a sweet post, and so beautifully pit! I love your way with words.

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  3. KristyJuly 27, 2009 at 10:14 PM

    Sarah, you have captured some wonderful pictures of Pappy! I love them! I so love Pap and Gram and do treasure each time with them, but your pictures reminded me of how much more we need to enjoy each moment with family that the Lord gives.

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  4. LifeAtTheCircus.comJuly 27, 2009 at 10:26 PM

    What a beautiful post. And I know exactly what you mean b/c I feel the same way about my husband's grandpa. We lost Grandma a year and a half ago. Their love story truly is an inspiration. And grandpa...grandpa is the picture of a gentleman, to the T. Funny you wrote this post today b/c just tonight as I sat talking to him after dinner I got to thinking how I wanted to write a post about him.

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  5. UnknownJuly 27, 2009 at 10:31 PM

    This is so beautiful!

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  6. thediaperdiariesJuly 27, 2009 at 10:55 PM

    How great that you married into such a Godly heritage. I too was blessed with a few years with my husband's grandma before she went to heaven. She was an inspiration to me.

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  7. KristenJuly 27, 2009 at 11:22 PM

    so sweet.

    gram and pappy are so cute together!

    what a treasure.

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  8. Aimee FriedrichJuly 28, 2009 at 6:08 AM

    they are the best!

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  9. Emily DykstraJuly 28, 2009 at 8:00 AM

    Sar... I have a big lump in my throat. I can't comment on this one. :)

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  10. SittintallJuly 28, 2009 at 8:52 AM

    Such a great gift to have someone like that in your lives.

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  11. CarrieJuly 28, 2009 at 9:11 AM

    They are truly a sweet couple, and they do so love their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren! What a wonderful heritage!

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  12. BrendaJuly 28, 2009 at 10:45 AM

    I LOVE this post! What great photos and you tell it well. Delightful!

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  13. AnonymousJuly 28, 2009 at 9:21 PM

    Dee from Tennessee


    ~sigh~ ...tears in my eyes...

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  14. A Day in the Life of a HouckJuly 29, 2009 at 3:30 PM

    Where are the kleenex?????

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  15. DavesgirlAugust 3, 2009 at 10:46 PM

    Captured them perfectly... I love "Gram"s smile as he gave her a peck!

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