Great grandma was one of the influential people in my life, I remember watching Shirley Temple with her and all the hours she dedicated to my brother and I, I was completely in awe of all her dolls (even the creepy ones!) she loved collecting things and they were decorated throughout our home, she was a friend of all, and she had such great compassion for those around her, I remember being scared of needles and getting a shot and her telling me to look at her tongue, and from that day forward I think of her tongue when I’m scared of something, she had a youthful heart, even when the wrinkles had reached her tongue, she taught us card games and all the hours of playing war with her will never be forgotten, despite our generational difference she was a huge part of shaping me as a an individual, I am forever grateful to God for allowing for allowing me not only to meet my great grandma but to grow up in her presence, when so few have this privilege, I rest easy knowing she lives amongst the ivory kingdom she dedicated her life to.