My great-grandmother passed away last Wednesday to be with her Father in Heaven. It was both a day sadness and joy for me. I will never again see her on this earth, but I will get to meet her in heaven where she is truly happy and without struggle. My great-grandmother has always been special to me. There are not many people who get to meet and know there great-grandmothers and I have always seen it as a special blessing to know mine. Many good memories were made at my “great-grandma’s house” when I was a little kid. Playing in the giant snowdrifts that came from the wind blown snow across the plain she lived on. Pulling monopoly out of the “game” drawer in her cold basement and playing game after game of it because it was the only game she had. Watching my dad and uncles play 500 with her and arguing over the cards, eating her famous apple pie and sitting on my dad’s lap listening to the many stories she had to tell. Even the one’s about trudging uphill both ways to school in 4 feet of snow. Hugging her and having her hearing aid always ring in my ear. I smile as I look back on the time I was blessed to have spent with her. Up to the day she died she has always had a profound impact on who I am, but I never saw it until after she passed away. It never really clicked how big of an impact she has had on my life, even if it wasn’t directly from her. The faith she had has had an incredible impact on me over the years….Not only through seeing her faith, but having it passed down to me through my grandpa, my dad and my Aunt and Uncles. I never realized how important my great-grandparents faith was to my faith, but without their great faith and trust in God, my faith may not be where it is today if at all! My one thought is to be more thankful for the people who have impacted our faith. Even the people we haven’t really noticed that have had an impact. Look at the way they have impacted your faith and be sure to count their interaction with your life as a special blessing.