Forget Me Not

 Forget Me Not

Who You Were

Imagine a beautiful little girl born in 1933 at the end of the  depression. Her name was Virginia Holt.Her family was poor. So when the depression "officially" ended, they still struggled.She had to hunt "snow birds" for the family for food.She lived in a small home in the local area woods with her mother,father,three sisters, and 2 brothers. Her mother passed away when she was around three years old from tuberculosis.They had to burn the home. After that her father could not care for them so she went to stay with her aunt. The siblings got split up. She ended up coming back to the area and came to stay with her future in laws. She fell in love with her husband Alfred Earl.They married young and traveled the States when Alfred was in the service. Virginia loved to go dancing. I was told she was really good at the jitterbug. Virginia and Alfred settled back in Indiana, they raised their 3 kids and later raised their great granddaughter. They helped to raise and care for others through their lives. This woman I am speaking was my great grandma.She always had bacon in the oven. If she wasn't cooking the next meal, she would make you something to eat. Like an echo, I can hear her saying "Howdy Dudy". God or "Jehovah" to her, was always first. She was a very proud woman of her faith. She would always remind us to pray. That woman worried about everyone and was always looking for some way to help however she could. My grandma was a hard working woman, she cleaned and cooked and was faithful to her husband. I will always aspire to being the wife,mother,friend,family,and faithful woman that she was. 

The Thief 

Without warning, the thief came slowly into your mind. First it took the thought of what you were going to do here and there. It started to take more of that. Then it started to take your driving ability.Your sweet loved passed and your sweet heart broke. It took memories of phone numbers and pill regimens. We came and helped you sort this out. The thief was so cruel and it took your ability to eat,dress,change channels,and use the phone. The hardest of all, it took us from your memory. It left you with nothing. 

Forget Me Not

Your memories left you, but they never left us. You shared your life,love and happiness with us. You showed us how to be a spouse,mother,friend,sister,aunt,and grandmother. You fought with ever ounce to keep who you were. You lived your life to the absolute fullest and there is nothing in this entire world more commendable and honorable than that. Grandma,you will never be forgotten.The thief won nothing. You will live on in us,our children,and their children.  Forget you,I will not.