My Grandmother Is Outliving Her Life

I was raised by my grandma, along with my two older sisters. When I was 17-months-old my younger sister was killed and both of my parents left us three girls. One day they were there and the next they were gone. The state wanted to place us three into a group home. My grandma could not imagine this happening. She was sixty years old when she went to court to fight for "her three girls." The judge told her she was too old to raise such young kids and she made it very clear to him that no one would be removing us from her home. She was very forceful with her words explaining that we were not going to be split up—not from our family and not from each other. My grandma changed the direction of our lives in that moment. She listened to God's call that day. Every Sunday she would take us to church and throughout the week she lived the love of Jesus. She is now 90 years old and is the center of the family. I thank God everyday for what He has done and thank her for the courage to step up and accept the challenge. She will definitely outlive her life for other reasons, but this is one of the major ones for me!

Elizabeth P.