A few weeks ago was the 6th anniversary of my Grams going to be with Jesus.  That morning I looked out at the tree we planted in her memory and it was full of beautiful red leaves.  I smiled to myself because she was a redhead.  As the leaves fell from the tree that day so did my tears.  I miss her so.  But I have hope!  I praise God and I am so grateful that I will see you soon Grams!

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,  who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.  In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.  These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.  Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,  for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.  1 Peter 1:3-9