True Love

I have been thinking about this post for a while now.  My grandparents (my mother’s parents) were a perfect example of true love.  I have always looked up to my Grandaddy and Nannie.  They were Christians who always put God first then family and everything else fell next.  I was really lucky to have my grandparents for 35 years.  I have so many memories of them.  Some of my favorites are traveling to Warren, AR with them to visit my Great-Grandparents.  My mom let them take me as young as 6 weeks old!  I loved to travel with them.  They took my sister and I to Hot Springs, AR one summer and that was such a fun trip.  They let my sister and I spend 1 or 2 days a week with them in the summers.  We would help them in the garden picking beans, peas, corn etc.  I remember my fingers being so sore from shelling peas but I loved every minute of it.  They would pay my sister and I a little money…like $2 to dust the furniture.  We thought we were rich!  After we worked all morning we would relax and watch game shows all afternoon.  My Nannie LOVED game shows.  My Nannie was also the BEST cook I have ever known.  My personal favorite dish was her Chicken and Dumplings.  I hope to one day be able to make them like her.  My sister loved her purple hull peas and spaghetti and my cousin Stephanie loved her macaroni and cheese.  We ALL loved her roast and yummy mashed potatoes with homemade gravy.  My Grandaddy was always in the kitchen helping her with whatever she told him to do!  My grandparents were always together.  They never went anywhere without the other.  They were a very special couple.  I could go on and on about them but there is just so much to tell.  I will miss them so much but I will cherish all of my memories.  I am so glad that they got to meet my 3 children and my children got to meet them. 

My Nannie passed on March 27, 2012 and my Grandaddy went to be with her just 32 days later on April 29, 2012.  That is TRUE LOVE!  He couldn’t bear to live on without his wife.  I just hope that Syd and I can live such a good example for our kids and grandkids in the future.

Dewey Rodgers, Jr ~ April 20, 1927- April 29, 2012

Marion “Mickey” Rodgers ~ Oct. 15, 1926- March 27, 2012

Dewey & Mickey’s 4 children

 

Dewey & Mickey’s 5 Grandchildren

 

Dewey & Mickey’s 4 Great-Grandchildren

They were so proud of their family.  We will miss them so very much!