Grandma Dunn has recently been to visit us in Longreach and travels frequently to visit her family and friends. She is an avid knitter and in recent years has used her skill to do much work for those who need it most. Grandma began knitting when she still had Grandpa here with her. He needed to sit much more than she did and he would ask her to sit with him. In an effort to keep her hands occupied she would sit and knit and they spoke together. Sadly Grandpa passed a few year ago and the knitting became more than something to fill the time, it became a passion. To date Grandma has knitted over 240 sets of little singlets and beanies which have been packaged and sent to India and now to Nepal. She is amazing. She would shake her head and tell you she is not. God is amazing and those mothers and little children need these clothes. That is why she does what she does.
I watched Grandma knit while she sat in our lounge recently. Though her body aches from the travel and parts of her don't move as they should anymore, her hands are strong, her mind is quick and she still gives the best hugs. Though her heart must ache for Grandpa and she misses him terribly she has chosen to make the most of all of the time God has give her. My boys love her, as do I . We recognise the Spirit of God in her and the love that she has to share. I aspire to have half of what she does at her age. That I could just have a portion of the get up and go and a perseverance to push on and do what I can with what I have.
We are blessed to have her and know her. We love you Grandma. You inspire us to live the best lives that we can. You are leaving a legacy of love that will not be forgotten.
Do you have someone close to you who inspires you?
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