Grandpa and Grandma

This morning Mommy is remembering her Grandpa who passed away at Grammie's house last year.  Grammie took great care of Grandpa in his final days.  Grammie lost both of her parents within a year of each other.

Mommy's Grandma and Grandpa were very classy people.  Here are some snapshots from their lives:

Last year, Amanda gave this book to Mommy--right after

her Grandpa passed away.  It meant a lot to Mommy.

Mommy is going to take some quotes from the book...

"The capacity for hope is the most significant fact of life.  It provides

human beings with a sense of destination and the energy to get started."

-Norman Cousins-

 "We can only be said to be alive in those moments when 

our hearts are conscious of our treasures."

-Thornton Wilder-

"...everything in life responds to the song of the heart."

-Ernest Holmes-

"You can work miracles by having faith in others.  By choosing

to think and believe the best about people, you are able

to bring out the best in them."

-Bob Moawad-

"We all have the power to give away love, to love other people.

And if we do so, we change the kind of person we are, and we

change the kind of world we live in."

-Harold Kushner-

"People will try to tell you that all the great opportunities

have been snapped up.  In reality, the world changes every

second, blowing new opportunities in all directions, including yours."

-Ken Hakuta-

"Act boldly and unseen forces will come to your aid."

-Dorothea Brande-

"Believe in something big.  Your life is worth a noble motive."

-Walter Anderson-

One of Grandma's counted cross stitches:

 "The key is to trust your heart to move where your unique

talents can flourish.  This old world will really spin when work

becomes a joyous expression of the soul."

-Al Sacharov-

Mommy wonders if Grandma put this up in the cottage

at Fountain Park Chautauqua

"Believe that some boundaries are meant to be crossed."

"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more

there is in life to celebrate."

-Oprah Winfrey-

"Life is a great and wondrous mystery, and the only thing we

know that we have for sure is what is right here right now.  

Don't miss it."

-Leo Buscaglia-

Joanne "Jody" Post-Headdy

November 27, 1924- November 2, 2008

Grandpa's favorite picture of Grandma.

Charles Dean Headdy

October 2, 1925- December 26, 2009

The last photo taken of Grandpa.