Daily Devotional
Grandpa’s Memory
I have no memories of my grandpa before Alzheimer’s claimed his mind and personality. Most of my memories revolve around the time my family spent sharing a house with my grandparents.
I wasn’t sure why my dad bothered to set up a desk for Grandpa, who couldn’t remember his wife’s name. But every morning Grandpa shuffled down to that desk. As he sat there, he would read his Bible, then pray aloud. Often his words were unintelligible to us, but we knew he prayed for his family and the missionaries represented by photos he kept in a box. More ...
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