August 19th, 2024- Our trip up to New Plymouth to see Grandpa Garner was pretty special. Spent time in his garden picking vegetables, then made the short drive to bring flowers and pay a visit to Grandma's grave which was some sacred time. Was really special to bring the kids there and tell them all about Grandma Garner. At one point, Clay said, 'Grandma Garner sounds like the nicest person ever'. She was. We went back and had some lunch together and then took the dog for a walk. We'll always remember this time we got with Grandpa Garner and loved listening to him talk about Grandma and his perspective on life. What really stuck out was his humility and submissiveness to God's plan. Reminded me a lot of what it means to have a broken spirit and a contrite spirit. Asked for some life advice and he said, 'Life is hard but its a lot harder without keeping our covenants, so keep your covenants'. Hopefully we get plenty more visits with him on the farm (he says he's still going to be around for a while cuz he feels he still has work to do) but if we dont, this one was a really special one we'll remember.
Lucy saying hi to the dog :)
Lucy couldnt wait to sink her teeth into Grandpa's veggies.
