While Aden and Wiley are too little to really remember their Grandma Sue, we deeply miss her already. She loved all ten of her grandchildren, and was almost always caring for at least one of them. As we looked through photos recently, we found many of Grandma holding her grandchildren.
We remember our last furlough, the last time we saw her, when Aden fell in love with her. He would reach for her, even preferring her above his mommy and daddy. He would let her cradle him in her arms, snuggling up to her in ways he wouldn't do with Mommy and Daddy. She had a special place in her heart for each grandchild, and he seemed to sense that from the moment he met her. When we came back to PNG, Aden loved talking to Grandma on the computer, showing off for her, telling her he loved her, praying for her, and telling her all about his trucks.
Wiley didn't have the chance to meet Grandma Sue, but we're thankful for modern technology that allowed Grandma to "meet" him over the internet. She often said of Wiley, "I can't wait to get my hands on that baby!" Grandma would be proud to know that in one stack of papers we found at Grandpa's house recently, we learned that Wiley's great-great-great grandpa was also named Wiley!
We will especially miss Grandma when we go back to the US for our home assignment in a few weeks. We are thankful for the legacy she has left, for the testimony of her life that we can share with our children. We know she was proud of her grandchildren and loved them very much!
