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Grandma and Grandchildren         할머니와 손자녀들
Part 5 My Grandson, Alexander

 
“My Lord Who Wiped Away My Tears”
 
Day after day, holding a painful heart
Time and time again looking up to the Lord –
He came beside me and wiped away my tears.
 
For the souls who follow the world
My heart is broken and torn; He soothes me
Moment by moment he changes my grieved heart to joy.
 
Lord, You are the healer of all sorrow and pain
Man of Righteousness who solves all my worries –
He takes up all of my burdens.
 
When I look up to heaven while raising my two hands
He stands up in the Most Holy Place.
When I kneel down He comes to my heart.
 
Lord, give us life through Your breath
Give us joy with Your smile
Hold us with Your two arms.
 
Today, I look up at my Lord who took away my tears
And tell Him my petitions –
My Lord will hear me and accomplish them.
 
 
 
“Dear Alex”
 
The Lord was there when I was sad
He was beside me always –
 
When I realized this,
My heart was deeply moved,
Tears filled my eyes.
 
My heart is torn
For a grandson
Who does not know that the Lord is love
And talks as he likes.
 
Oh, Alex!
When my heart is torn,
How does the heart of the Lord feel,
Who was torn on the Cross for you?
 
Casting down His own life,
He loves you;
Unto the Lord Jesus,
Do not be one to crucify Him again
 
 
 “Lord, Please Stand Up”
 
Lord, thank you, again I thank you for Your grace.
To the people who do not know You yet,
Let them gain knowledge of You.
 
When I think of teenagers, my heart aches.
In this painful heart, broken and torn
Lord, shed Your ray of healing.
Help me find peace in my mind
With a deeper trust in You.
 
How can I stop them from listening to their music
That makes them rush to the crazy multitude
How can I cut off the strings of the guitar
With which they play music that makes you sad?
 
Pray and pray, distressed and agonized
Still I can't find any sign of repentance.
Lord, do You cover Your ears and not listen to me?
How long will You leave the boys alone?
Do You leave them to listen and play this music?
 
Lord, please stand up, eradicate the wiles of Satan
That destroy our youth.
Save them, who are becoming the victims of evil,
Wake up their minds to see the road where they are headed.
Only You can be their Savior –
O Lord, do not forsake them, save them!
 
 
“Feb 3, 1993”
 
Dear Alex,
I heard beautiful songs of the birds this morning.  I miss Berrien Springs and the birds singing in the spring time. I feel  as if I am listening to a choir of birds singing songs vividly in  spring.
My grandson, how are you doing nowadays?  Like birds singing in the early morning, do you also praise God early in the morning? 
            You are truly a bright man with so much wisdom from God.  You have to polish your wisdom with God's grace everyday so that it will not become rusted. Our judgment and wisdom must be refined more and more.
            Dear Alex, I pray for you to develop an astute perception and to grow like Jesus.
Peace be with you.
           
I love you and pray for you,
Grandma       
 
 
“To Live for Today”
 
O Lord, strengthen me to live today
Today, give me wisdom to testify about you
Today, give me hope to look to you more
Today, give me faith to stand firm.
 
More and more to become a person of love, fortitude, modesty,
to reflect you rightly and glorify you.
 
 
“Too Much Love”
 
The Lord knows my heart
Like bone melting away
 
My burning heart
He knows
 
Because of too much love
I cannot give up
 
The Lord loved us until He gave His life
O Lord give me that kind of love
Let me love them as You did
Until the end.
 
 
“December 13, 1992”
 
Dear Alex,
 
Grandmother loves you.  I wanted to go back to Berrien Springs to see you, but due to my recent eye surgery I must delay going there.
Alex, I heard you were involved in a car accident and I was very worried. But thankfully you have recovered.  I was grateful to God that you were safe, but I am worried again to hear  news that you are sick and cannot go to school and have not been eating  well.     
You need to eat good food to have good health.  And you must have a sound body to have a sound mind.  Good health is essential to thinking rightly and becoming an honest and useful man in this world.
It is written in the Bible, "So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you  do, do it all for the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31).
I think you will do a wonderful work for God in the future and you can be a good influence to your fellow students.  The students elected you as their president, but the Holy Spirit impressed them to do that.
 
 
 
“How to Solve Differences of Opinions”
 
When I saw my grandson Alex wearing shiny earrings, I felt a pain piercing my heart.  I said, "Alex, I don’t think you should wear those earrings."
            "Why not, Grandma?  God said not to judge a man from his outward appearance, but why do you judge me on my outward appearance?  It is okay if my heart is pure in front of God'."
Whenever I said anything, my clever grandson Alex gave his opinion clearly.  I couldn't help but close my eyes and say a silent prayer to God. 
After several days had passed, Alex appeared in the dining room wearing silver earrings that were one inch long.  When I looked closely, I saw that a drop of blood had formed in the hole of the ear.  My heart was filled with sadness again.
"Alex, how sad must Jesus feel looking at you?  It is shameful.  I beg you not to wear those earrings.  Think of your parents; how would they feel?  Your mother will be shocked."
Alex may have felt bad and thought that his grandma was like a Pharisee.  But I couldn't keep silent and watch.
 
 
 
“Dec. 16, 1994”
 
Dear Father, my heart is darkened.  They can't throw away their rock music by themselves.  Please have pity on them whom You have bought with Your blood.  Your mercy is great.  Please give them new spirits and new minds.  Please give them minds that dislike rock music.  Help them to consider rock music to be a waste.  Make them listen to the music of heaven.
Men are perishing by rock music.  How many young men are spoiled by it?  O Father, please come and save them from the snare of the wicked.  Lord, I look up only to You.  King of kings, Lord of Lords, You shed blood for us, forsook your body, and  overcame on the cross, redeeming us through Your precious blood.  Please don't give up on those perishing souls. Save them with your great mercy.  Please give them life to live through your powerful word.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!  Praise the Lord.  Come all the people and praise the Lord! He accomplished this wonderful work! 
 
 
 
Dear grandson Alex,
I love you and pray that you do not disappoint Jesus, who loves you so much.  Everyone can exert a good or bad influence on others; a good person will be a  good influence and a bad person will be a bad influence. 
Alex, you are a man of good sense, so I hope you will become like Joseph, who stood on God's side in all circumstances in Egypt.
With exceeding love, I am writing this letter with some difficulty as my eye is still recovering.  I think and pray for you everyday.
 
 
Dear Alex,
You are a smart man, and I believe you will always look to Jesus and make the right decisions.  May the peace of Jesus be with you.
 
Love,
Your Grandmother
   
 
Phil. 4:5 "Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near."
 
Lord, forgive me, for I am a sinner.  I lack a spirit of tolerance.  I lack an understanding mind.  Until Alex becomes a man of love, I will tolerate, understand, and pour out more love to him.  Thank you, Lord, for granting me peace again.
 

"Heart of Tears"
 
Tears are flowing over in my heart
Something in the core that I can't express,
As if a nail got stuck inside.
 
To love this much is painful
I don’t know how I can continue
With the pain that lives alongside…
 
 
 
 
Dear Alex,
I miss you very much.  When are you coming back?  I am wondering about your health.  Sometimes, I worry.  Then I pray more for you.  Dear Alex, I pray for you to walk and talk together with Jesus.  Let the Bible be your guide always.  Then your life will become a blessed one.  I love you, Alex.  I wish that someday you will become a witness of Jesus through your life.
 
From,
Grandmother who loves you very much
 
 
“In The Trial”
Aug 12, 1995
 
Raising my voice, I praise the Lord
With my whole heart, I praise the Lord
 
Though my journey is long and rough
If God is with me, the way is right
The way is filled with the fragrance of roses.
 
How beautiful is the Aged One, like the sun
Slipping over the western mountain
His glory appears in the cloud
Guides me, my song of thanksgiving overflows
 
To make me into pure gold
The repeated courses of refinement
With hot tears I say, Thank you, my Lord!
 
You allowed me to experience
Even a part of Job's trials, and
Since you allowed me to know even one moment
Of the Lord's sufferings
Gratitude is overflowing from my heart.
 
O Lord, let me know your agonizing prayer at Gethsemane
Lead me closer to You!
 
 
“Love is”
Apr. 4, 1994
   
 
Love is
Not made by words alone
 
Love is
From the depths of the mind
 
Love is
Made through the person renewed
By the love of the Lord's own heart.
 
 
“Apr. 5, 1994”
 
As time passes
I realize that I cannot do anything
 
Cannot write a letter as I wish
Cannot even speak reasonably
 
An unable person such as myself
Kneels and surrenders
Before the Lord, who strengthens me.
 
 
Around 2:30am, I was lying in bed praying, because I could not sleep after suffering a nightmare. Suddenly, the doorbell rang.  It rang several times.  I was hoping that somebody would wake up and answer the door, but the doorbell kept on ringing.  I got up.  As I made my way to the front door, I thought, “Maybe one of my grandchildren hasn't come home yet.”
I opened Alex’s room and Andy's room and they were sleeping.  “It must be Ben, then.”  I turned on the porch light, but it wasn’t Ben.
"Who is it?"
"It's me, Ronald.  I came to see Alex."
I told Ronald that Alex was sleeping, but he insisted on speaking to him.
"Just for one minute,” he pleaded.
I went upstairs and told Alex, who answered in a sleepy voice, "I don't need to meet him,” and fell asleep again.  Andy also didn't want to get up.  Reluctantly, I went back and told Ronald that Alex did not want to meet him.  But Ronald still insisted.  I went back to Alex and he said, "Tell him that I will meet him in the morning."
Finally, I walked back to the front door and said, "Ronald, please come in the morning.”  I felt bad about not opening the door, but I was afraid that they might have been quarreling.
"Then give me his phone number," Ronald said. I gave him the number and he left.
The next morning I was worried, so I prayed and told my daughter to pray, too.
            Around lunchtime, Ronald called the house.  Alex said that he got a call early in the morning and Ronald had told him that he wanted to meet.  Alex went and picked Ronald up.  They talked for a long time and in the meantime, I went upstairs.
Later, Alex came to me and said, “We are fine now.”  Apparently, there had been a misunderstanding between them.  "I told Ronald that I understand his position," said Alex.  I was very glad that Alex was generous, wise and had good judgment.
"I am so happy that I have a wonderful grandson," I told him and hugged him. 
 
 
“Aug. 12, 1995”
 
Alex told me that he was going for a walk, so I joined him.  It was almost 4 a.m.
Alex thinks that he is smart and that he can do everything by himself and do it well.  With pity and love, I wanted to say something to him, but he is too young to understand me.  So whenever I feel like correcting him, I just pray silently.
I came home about 4:30 and although I am usually awake at that time, I  hadn’t sleep enough the previous night and felt dizzy, so I went and lay down.  When I woke up, it was after 6:00am and I immediately washed my face and prepared to go to Pioneer Memorial Church, whose inscription says: An House of Prayer For All People.
There at the front door, I knelt down on the cement and exposed my heart before Him and awaited His response, and He said:
"I forsook heaven and came down to this earth.  Dear daughter, I beseech in my Father's presence like this.  You have my mind and have hope in your grandson.  Even though he bears nothing now, later, he will bear fruits.  I will dig around him and fertilize him.  Dear daughter, you are my fellow worker and your present situation is a valuable position."
The journey home was one of indescribable elation.  Even though my cheeks were stained with tears of agony, my life was never unimportant before Him and He regarded it with mercy.  I praise His mercy and compassion!  I praise Him!   
 
 
“Aug. 31, 1995”
 
When I came down to the living room, Alex was sleeping on the sofa.  All of his belongings were spread out in the garage, hallways, and the  other rooms as he was in the process of repainting his room.
Alex and I had talked the night before.  The children had not wanted their mother to come back.  Now I had to leave this house and Alex was sad.  Alex would often say since he got back from Korea, “Why does a son not have his parents living with him?  A Korean son should have his parents with him.  Why doesn’t my uncle have grandmother with him?"
Until now, I had lived with my grandchildren thinking that it was my mission from God.  Sometimes, in my moments of weakness, I wished to avoid its difficulties and at times I prayed and prayed, rebuking myself.  Finally, I agreed to leave and have their mother come to live with them, but they did not like the idea of their mom coming.
This morning in the kitchen I prayed, “My Lord, please let Alex be a person of God."  Again, at the bathroom sink I prayed, "Lord, help Alex grow as a beloved son of God."  I felt a lump in my throat.  I talked with my daughter by phone.  Even though we talked quite a while there was no solution.  "Let's pray and wait for God's will," was the conclusion.  "My beloved Lord, show us a way to go.  Give us wisdom to know your will."
 
 
Dear Alex,
I got a phone call last night from your mom.  I heard that you are working.  I admire your hardworking spirit.  Now I am happy because I think you are earnestly seeking to become His worker.  My dear grandson, our Lord Jesus Christ provides work and gives you good opportunities to show your loyalty to Him.  You can become a good missionary to those who are ignorant of Jesus.  I am very glad because of you.
Alex, I hope you will be a faithful worker and that you will always stay with Jesus.  Look to Him and continue in your faith.  You will become a great man for Jesus.
Jesus loves you as if you are the only man in the world.  His love will be with you always.  I pray that you will experience the joy of living in His love.  I love you too, Alex.
 
Goodbye,
Your grandmother
 
 
“Nov. 22, 1995”
 
I got a phone call from my daughter, who said, “Ben says you should be with us on Thanksgiving.”  So they went to Apple Valley.  While Esther picked up the vegetables, Ben picked up the other items very quickly and soon, they came back home.  Ben had invited his friends, Peter and Ken, so he wanted to be well-prepared.
Andy and Elisabeth were also invited and they were going to eat vegetarian turkey.  Unexpectedly, Wendy had a toothache, so Ben worried and said "Mom, let's go to a dentist.”
            He told Alex.  Alex came home right away and went to his mother's room.  He held his mother's hands and prayed earnestly.  Even after he finished his prayer he kept his eyes closed for a while.  He went out to close his shop, came back, and told his mom a story about what he did for a young boy.
            A boy had come to the cafe that day.  He was addicted to drugs and other things and he couldn't escape his addiction.  Alex took the boy in his car and drove around for about an hour talking to him and listening to him.  Alex told him, "Now you must surrender, give yourself up and just lay down your life before God, and He will come and help you."
            Alex said that he helped another boy too.  My daughter said that the Lord surely saved Alex and was starting to use him as His tool.
Praise the Lord!  Praise the mighty and the wonderful work He did for Alex!  He heard our prayers and He called my grandchildren to be His tool for His work.  I believe He restored Abe, Susan and Alex and I also believe he uses Andy and Ben as tools of his Holy Spirit.  I thank you and praise you, Lord!
            I pray that the Lord trains Alex more and more to be a suitable man for a higher calling.  Please help him to study your word more earnestly and to be filled with the Holy Spirit.  Lord, abide in us and accomplish your will.  Lord, let our lives be used only to accomplish Your will.    
 
 
“Feb. 3, 1996”
 
Yesterday afternoon, I was praying in the living room.  Suddenly, I heard the door open and people coming in. 
"Grandma?”  It was Alex's voice.  He had come with his friends. 
I finished my prayer and went down to him.  They were already taking out musical instruments from the garage and going down to take out other things. 
"Why are you coming inside with your boots on? Aren't they wet?" 
The snow was piled up outside.  Alex took off his boots and said, "Grandma, you’re driving me out so I’m taking them to my friend's house.  There are a few things left and I will come back later and take them away."
            Alex took out an armful of electrical cords and left with his friends.  Right away, I felt a pain in my heart.  Maybe my words were too harsh on him.  Alex was trying to look up to Jesus and live according to His will.  I saw his efforts and I was afraid that I had discouraged rather than encouraged him.
A few days ago, Wendy told me, "Alex wanted to practice his music in the house before going to Chicago to record and I didn't allow it, because it will be too noisy for the renters.  He asked if he could practice in grandma's basement. So I told him to ask you about that.”
            Soon enough Alex asked me about that and I said, "Alex, I don't like the music that you play.”  Upon hearing my answer, Alex said, "If that is so, pray about it and give an answer to me soon, because I need to practice."  Later I told Alex, "Alex, I prayed for that and I can't allow it; I am sorry."
Telling this made me feel uneasy, because he may have been expecting that I  would permit him to use my basement, but I had to reject his request.  My earnest desire was that Alex would quickly discern that rock and roll music was not good.  From that time on, I prayed for Alex more fervently. 
O Lord, please help Alex to sing and play good music that pleases you and brings you glory and honor.  
 
Lord, have pity and save him
 
The heart that turns away from the Lord is
a wanderer roaming from place to place
 
He has no aim and no ambition
 
How can you raise once more a spark of life?
 
Lord, for this soul
I throw myself down on my knees
Holding my torn heart
 
Lord, besides You, who can save him?
Give him a heart to seek You fully
 
Today, may the Lord's invitation echo
in his empty heart
 
Lord, have pity on him
and save him.
 
 
“Surprised two times”
 
Alex married Sara while he was a dental school student.  They gave me two big surprises after they got married.  The first surprise happened when I was living at Timber Ridge Apartments.  One day the door bell rang and I opened the door.  I saw a man standing at the door holding a big basket.  I thought that it must be a mistake.   I wasn't supposed to receive such a big basket and I insisted that it  could not be mine, but the man read the note on the basket and it was  written to Lillian Chung.  It was too heavy for me to hold, so the man put it on the dining table.  The basket was filled with fruits and flowers.  I had never received such a large present before.  It was from Alex and Sara as a present for Mother's Day.
That same year on October 8, I visited Alex's house.  The next day was my birthday and it was Friday, so my son and  daughter-in-law were supposed to come to Berrien Springs on Sunday,  October 10 to have a birthday party.  But my daughter told me that Alex and Sara wanted to prepare a birthday party at their house so she drove me to Ann Arbor. 
They had a beautiful small house located near a lake.  Sara was a nurse and Alex was a student.  I could see that Sara did her best to prepare for my birthday.  She decorated the upstairs and downstairs and cooked food.  She had also bought Korean groceries and my daughter cooked Korean food.  On the table they had prepared birthday hats and paper trumpets and they  also gave me a very big present decorated with a big red ribbon.  In it there was a very nice sweater bought at a department store.  With congratulations, hugs and kisses and many pictures taken, it was a very impressive birthday party.  My daughter said, "Your grandson prepares your birthday party so wonderfully.  From now on, we have to have a birthday party at your grandchildren's house every year."
"Let's have it here in my house, and not the other grandchildren's house each year," said Sara. 
 
 
“Letters from Alex”
Oct 9, 1996
 
Grandma,
Have a wonderful birthday.  We miss you very much since you moved away from me and Ben.  But you're always in my heart.
                
Love,
Alex
 
 
Grandmother,
May God bless you abundantly.  I will try to love Jesus.
 
Love,
Alex
 
 
Dear Grandmother,
Thank you for being so kind and for loving us.  Thank you for your prayers and your faith that God will guide us safely into the kingdom of Heaven.  Thank you for your love and patience.
                  
Your grandson,
Alex                   
 
Dear Grandma,
Thank you so much for your wedding gift.  The gifts have kept us very warm and they are beautiful.  The vegetables you sent are all gone and tasted great.  Alex is in school, studying.  He will clean my teeth next week.  He will be the best dentist.  I am working at the hospital and also busy making our home comfortable.  I am anxious for you to come and visit.  I now have tapes and books to study Korean soon.  I can write you some Korean letters.  Thank you again for your gift and your love.  We thank God for such a special grandmother.  I hope you are feeling well.  We will visit you when we go to Berrien Springs.  Thank you.
 
                        Love,
                        Sara and Alex
 
 
Dear Grandma,
I hope you have a wonderful birthday.  We thank God for you.  We hope that you are feeling well.  Our home is ready for our new baby and we are praying that he will arrive on your birthday.  This will definitely be a sign that he will grow up to be strong, wise and kind-hearted, like his grandmother.  We send our love and hope to see you soon, so that you can hug Solomon and so that we can give you our birthday hugs.
 
                         Love,
                         Alex Sara and Solomon
 
* The baby Alex and Sara wished to be born on my birthday was born 4 days after my birthday, Oct.13.  But in the birthday card for me, they added the name Solomon, who was still in his mother's womb.
 
 
“Dec 31. 1998”
 
Psalm 32:1 "Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered" (NIV)
 
God's grace is truly great
He forgives us our many faults, mistakes, and errors.
 
To cover us of our filthiness
The Lord prepared a Robe of righteousness –
How amazing is God's love!
 
The Lord takes my hand
To cross over the river of Jordan
Closing my eyes like a baby
Trusting my Lord I will go over the river
 
I depend on His Hands
Filled with peace in my heart
Life in this little world
I will go across it like a sailboat
Smoothly before fair winds
 
Today is the last day of 1998
Through this year, Jesus was with me always
He made known His infinite love
For this love I praise and praise.
 
* When I look outside of the window, I see icicles hanging from the eaves and the snow-covered roof of the apartments that stand facing north.  The dried branches are also covered with snow and little sparrows fly  from branch to branch and from the ground to the branches, maybe looking for some food or just playing.  Everything is so beautiful, covered with snow.  My daughter and son-in-law came and we went to the house at Dogwood and made some Korean dumplings.  We made some bean-jam buns and steamed the dumplings. My son called me and said that he couldn't come because of the snow.  Alex and Sara came and Sara's two brothers came, too. I came back to my apartment after 9 pm.
 
 
Lord,
Help me to live a life in good order always
Let me realize that the influence is big if I falter
Even once in small things
 
What to do with these young people
Lives of disorder become their habits
How can they have right discernment?
How can they live good lives?
 
Whenever I think of them
Living dangerous lives everyday
I feel a horrible sweat in my hands
 
As if stepping on thin ice
Their lives are like
An acrobat walking on the rope
That crosses a deep valley
How dangerous are their lives!
 
Lord! What can we do?
Please wake them up
From a dim and sleepy spell
 
Help them now to have a corrected spirit
And look to the Lord of hope.
 
 
Dear grandma,
Have a great day, grandma.  We love you.  Thank you for all the prayers and love you give us.  We are proud that you are our grandmother.
                
Love,   
Philip, Alex and Eliza                    
 
 
Dear Grandma,
            Thank you so much for the gifts for Christmas.  The pillows and blankets are beautiful.  We enjoyed visiting with you and celebrating the New Year.   We love you.
                    
Love,
                        Alex, Eliza and Philip
 
Dear Grandma.
Happy Birthday!  We are so pleased that we moved closer to you and will be able to visit often.  We love you and thank you for all of the love and prayers you give our family
                         
Love,
                        Alex, Eliza and Philip
 
*Sara and Alex write me a friendly letter with pictures once a month.  And they also send me some missionary funds.
 
 
 
Dear Great Grandma,
            Thank you so much for attending my second birthday party.  I always love spending time with you.  Thank you for the gift also.  I have moved into a new home now and play with my cousin Andrew often.  I hope to visit you again in Berrien Springs soon.  I love you.
 
                        Love,
                        Philip (written by his mother)
 
* I am so happy to have such a friendly granddaughter-in law
 
 
“Philip's Birthday and Alex's Moving”
 
I had a chance to go to Chicago unexpectedly.  I tried several times to talk to Ben, but I was unable to reach him.  When I called him in the evening, he was not home yet, and I couldn't call him during the busy morning time.  My daughter told me that she would go to Chicago to help Alex move and to celebrate Philip's birthday so I decided to go with her. 
Philip's birthday was held at his Uncle Tom's house.  Philip turned 7 years old and his mother is home schooling him.  He is in the 3rd grade now.  He grew up a lot.  Tom's wife was very kind.  Her children were kind too.  I thought they looked like their mother. 
I slept at Alex's house one night and the next morning, I washed my face and read the Bible, and Alex came to me.  We talked together and worshiped and prayed one by one with my daughter and son-in-law. 
I was touched when I heard about Alex’s future dreams.  He said that he was worried about the poor church members and the present situation of his church.  He expressed the need for creating work opportunities for them.  As a young elder, he was considering the church’s future and I hope that  the family reunion on Thanksgiving this year would be a day of  fulfilling God's will, not just one of having a pleasant time together.     
I met Ben and talked with him about my book.  He said that he had been too busy to translate the book, and in two weeks  he would finish the work of translation and bring it to me.  I was satisfied with the plan and I came home.  It was about 9:30pm when I arrived home.
 
 
Happy Valentines Day!
I hope you are well and happy.  I am learning my numbers and riding my bike.
I'm sending lots of hugs and kisses to you.
                       
Love
                        Philip
 
*I received a Valentine Day’s card from Philip, my great-grandson.  The card was in the shape of a flower with a red heart, and the writing was short and very friendly. I was very touched.
 
Dear Grandma,
            Happy Mother's Day!  We hope you have a great day.  We wanted you to know how much we love and appreciate you.
                  
Love,
                   Eliza
 
Grandma,
            Thank you for living for God.  Thank you for your prayers, your efforts, and your tears.  I know that God has something more and more for you to do for Him.  Praise Him always!
                  
Love,  
Alex

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2013.10.19 10:55
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