This past Sunday was graduation sunday at my home church, which is quite an event. Since we only get 5 tickets to my brother's graduation this coming Thursday, the church event was a better time for my grandparents and extended family to come - especially since it honored both me and Roger - and we had a fun cookout afterwards at the house (thanks Mom and Dad!).
A sort of tradition in my family, or at least with my Dad's Dad, is to sing through some of our favorite songs in the hymnal - this usually occurs at my Granddaddy's house in Wilmington. But on this occasion, my Mom's parents were with us too - so they also got to participate in the music. This is always such a sweet time together, but this time it was even better. My Mom's father has Alzheimer's, and is to the point where he has really hard time communicating and finding the right words to carry on a conversation. But when we all got together to sing, he knew allllll the words to every hymn we tried. More than anything, I think he appreciated having that time where he could express himself without the frustration he feels when trying to talk with others. It was so fun to have us all together, and to see that, although my Granddaddy's memory is failing, there's something about music that you just can't forget. It was such a blessing :)
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