Grace and I were out and about today serving Communion to some who are homebound. At one point, Grace and Beth, the person we were visiting, got to reminiscing about a former parishioner they had both known well.
When Grace had first come to the church some forty years ago, she was feeling the need for a surrogate grandmother and asked the pastor if he could suggest someone. The pastor suggested Norma, who had recently lost her husband, and whose son had died in World War II. She had no other family. Grace "adopted" her and vice versa. Grace ended up taking Grandma Norma to church every Sunday and to her doctors appointments. For the rest of her life, Norma celebrated all major holidays and family events with Grace and her family. Before Norma died, she passed along her diamond ring to Grace, having no other family members to leave it to.
Grace shared with us today that she still "takes Grandma Norma" to church every Sunday. She said that she isn't really one to wear much jewelry, but every Sunday she takes Grandma Norma's diamond ring out of the jewelry box and still "brings her to church."
Although I did not know Grandma Norma, I'm pretty sure that she really appreciates that, even to this day!
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