In Loving Memory of My Grandmother
Ida Jean Antczak: March 27, 1922 to July 12, 2014
“She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: ‘Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all.’ Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” (Proverbs 31:25-30)
Who is Nana?
You ask this of me;
She is the beauty
Of many a memory,
She is the smile
Brightening the day,
She is the wisdom
Lighting the way.
She is the warmth
Making a home sweet,
She is the embrace
When her I greet,
She is a wife,
A daughter, a mother,
An example of one
Loving one another.
She is my grandmother,
She is my friend,
She is rich with generosity,
Of love without end,
She is God’s beloved,
She is His sweet child,
She reflects His virtues,
Bold yet mild.
She is in Jesus’ arms,
Resting with delight,
Heaven and its glory
Are now in her sight,
With Papa she plays,
With the angels she sings
In joy and adoration
To our King of kings…
So who is Nana?
She is the source of this song,
The reason our hearts
Beat with love strong.
Yes, though she has departed,
From me she will never part —
For my Nana is with Jesus,
My Nana is in my heart.
© 2014 Caroline Gavin
May you rest eternally in Jesus’ loving arms, Nana! We love you!
