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Gammy recently celebrated her 89th birthday. Wow. It is funny how time marches onward, with or without us, and with our without our blessing. Many of the things that occur during our lives are the result of luck, while others result from actions we take, but either way, we live with the results, good or bad.

Gammy has been fortunate in so many ways. Her husband returned alive and well from WWII, unlike so many others who did not. Together they raised four kids and lived to see them as adults with families of their own. She has been blessed with good health, overall, and what wasn’t so good has been improved with the help of modern medical science. Ah, progress.

She lost Papa three years ago, and it has been a sometimes difficult adjustment for her to live without him – he was her rock, our rock – but she is strong and has made it through. She is now the rock of the family, and we all love her so.

She would deny that she is the strong one now, but she was always strong. She has made choices throughout her life that impacted her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Because she chose to be a good parent and a good person, all of us who followed never had to think about what was right or wrong – we just knew. It makes doing the right thing second nature, and it has saved all of us from many pitfalls throughout our lives. It is really true that the sins of the fathers are visited upon the children, but then, so are the virtues.

So celebrating Gammy’s 89th birthday truly is a celebration for all of us. The good luck and good choices she made, together with our shared love for each other, continues to be our greatest gift.