tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306717246702686100.post8452524379923507515..comments2023-09-02T07:03:19.479-07:00Comments on jurlpower: Gimmie JurlMisti D. Mostellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18168890895324316292noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306717246702686100.post-3009841918807636522007-09-04T15:34:00.000-07:002007-09-04T15:34:00.000-07:00Oh, this one really hit home. My Oumie sounds lik...Oh, this one really hit home. My Oumie sounds like your Gimmie. She used to say she had a heart as big as a shack. There was nothing like a consoling hug from Oumie. Even today, almost ten years after she has been gone, I hold her as the epitome of grace, elegance, warmth, and unconditional love. I can only hope and pray that I achieve a small measure of her greatness as a person.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306717246702686100.post-40846906793103958262007-08-30T19:11:00.000-07:002007-08-30T19:11:00.000-07:00Also crying buckets.....she was my hero. I think s...Also crying buckets.....she was my hero. I think she was all us girls' hero. Love ya,<BR/>REBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306717246702686100.post-33380380150264024702007-08-30T07:55:00.000-07:002007-08-30T07:55:00.000-07:00Thank you.Thank you.Misti D. Mostellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18168890895324316292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306717246702686100.post-62209942429433361552007-08-30T07:52:00.000-07:002007-08-30T07:52:00.000-07:00What a great story of your Gimme. I had a Granny ...What a great story of your Gimme. I had a Granny Era who was just like your Gimme-- she let us do whatever we wanted and loved us all (25 grandkids) unconditionally and liberally. She was an old school country lady who grew up on a farm, in poverty, as one of 6 kids and worked hard all her life as a cook and a seamstress, in addition to raising 8 kids (she started having kids at age 15 and kept at it for 20 whole years, can you imagine?!?!). She would have been just an ordinary little country lady to strangers, but she was extraordinary to us. She held her family together with a bond that is nearly antiquated by today's standards, she was a true matriarch, but absolutely selfless. Like you, I think of her always, and I cannot believe that my husband and baby never knew her, as she is such a huge part of me. I tell my husband stories about her nearly every day, as everything reminds me of her. My husband never knew his grandparents-- I cannot imagine such a thing, as my Granny and my Pap are as much a part of me as anything I've ever done myself. I loved your story of Gimme, it made me stop and say a prayer for my Granny Era (another one, as my little girl and I say one for her every night before bed). God Bless your Gimme who you know is in heaven watching you and is proud of you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3306717246702686100.post-33825850226267503542007-08-30T06:33:00.000-07:002007-08-30T06:33:00.000-07:00CRYING!!!CRYING!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com