Grandma and Me

This weekend I have been busy with our annual family reunion, where all my relatives on my mom's side of the family come over and camp out at a campground near my house. It has been kind of interesting this year, it ends and everyone goes back to their own homes tomorrow.

The first day of the camp out I got to talk to my Grandma for a bit and it was really encouraging to me; it seemed like God had given her exactly the words I needed to hear. Just two nights previous to me seeing my Grandma again was when I had spent the night at my friends' house, where it really began to hit me how much I'm going to miss home, and how scared I kind of was really to leave home.

When I talked to Grandma, I didn't have to bring up that I was worried about going to college, but she seemed to sense it, or at least know that I needed some encouragement anyways. She began asking me about college and stuff, then told me about her own college experience and  how it was scary for her  when she first left home.

She told me that her parents had dropped her off with her suitcases at school, and she couldn't drive, or much less have a car to drive even if she could, so she was stuck there and couldn't really go home if she wanted to unless her parents came back and picked her up. She said it was kind of scary, but to remember that most of the other students there are going through the same thing. At least most of the freshman anyways.

Grandma told me I was beautiful, warned me not to get too concerned with dating and stuff in college and school, because there were lots of fish in the ocean. She then told me that she thought I could go far, and do anything that I set my heart out to do. I almost cried, Grandma's words were exactly what I needed to hear.

While, Grandma can be really goofy and fun, and that is part of what I love so much about her; I saw God through her actions and words this weekend.  It's kind of funny how God works through people to encourage and lift you up, just when you need it.