Your life counts. When you live with a clear purpose and strong values, you help family members to make effective choices.
My grandmother shared stories of her childhood and even relayed inspiring tales of family members from several generations back.
Diane Yeutter
When we hear the stories and learn lessons of faith, it gives us an opportunity to find hope during hard times and make good decisions.
Through the years, I’ve woven familial character traits into my own life.
My grandmother’s grandparents lived near her childhood home. She remembered spending long hours with them.
Each evening, Grandpa Shofe gathered the family around the fireplace as he read from the Bible. Grandma said that he could make the parables of Jesus come alive with his storytelling.
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He passed on his love of reading the Bible to Grandma. Her life reflected the wisdom and patience one gains from applying Biblical principles and promises.
She lived with joy and peace that emphasizes character and spiritual faithfulness through prayer, song, and praise.
Grandma spoke to God as if He were her best friend. When she prayed, the respect and confidence in Him to answer was as natural to her as breathing.
Grandma sang the old hymns throughout the day. It didn’t matter if we were holding hands as we walked to the park, doing the dishes, or when she scrubbed the tub, there was a song of praise on her lips.
She lived a life of praise doing every little thing out of love for God.
What characteristics do your life example? Generations from now, when family members learn of your life, what qualities will they observe?
