Monday, April 15, 2019
An ode to my beautiful Mimi, as she is now celebrating in heaven.
Growing up 2 miles away, we went to her house often after school. Her house, my dream house, covered in vintage wallpaper and rainbow rugs- where josh and I would find "treasures" from the attic to take home. The smell of moth balls in the windows and fresh sliced ham on the holidays. The giant clown picture at the bottom of the stairs in the basement and the buzzing of bees around the yard. An ice rink in the backyard in the winter. The grand piano playing antique scrolls through the sound of the reconstructed vacuum engine. She kept a chair in the corner of the kitchen next to a wall lined with photos of all her grand kids.
The woman who taught me how to call josh a dumb dumb in german: dummkopf.
We spent days making puzzles at the kitchen table and learning how to drive the ride on lawn mower. Some days, I would leave school "sick" to watch shows at her house and eat her special honey toast.
Everyone would try to be the first to her house when she would make her famous ground bologna. She even taught josh and I how to make it with her 100 year old meat grinder.
From dancing to "The Macarena" and "In the Summertime" on the record player with all the cousins to looking through old black and white photo albums, we shared a lot of laughs.
Happy memories and lots of love :hearts:
I will think of you when I listen to your favorite hymn:
O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds Thy hands have made
I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder
Thy power throughout the universe displayed
When through the woods, and forest glades I wander
And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees
When I look down, from lofty mountain grandeur
And see the brook, and feel the gentle breeze
And when I think, that God, His Son not sparing
Sent Him to die, I scarce can take it in
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing
He bled and died to take away my sin
When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation
And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart
Then I shall bow, in humble adoration
And then proclaim: "My God, how great Thou art!"
