Psalm 61:5 "For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name."
My grandfather has been on my mind lately. Maybe it is because of paperwork our family has to do for the state, or the games he taught methat I am now teaching others, or the lane leading to the cabin, and the chimes ringing outside my house. All of these things have put my grandpa on my mind lately. He passed away in 2005, but the heritage he left behind still affects me today.
While he was growing up his parents (especially his dad), taught him to work hard and have good godly character.
Like every Frey, he learned to farm.
A hard day's work, was not just a figure of speech, but truth lived out.
He loved to fish.
Especially, if they were biting.
He also loved to have fun. (This is a picture of him horsing around with my grandma - looks like they were having a water fight :)
He also loved my grandma.
Looking back, I don't think as a child I fully appreciated all that my grandpa taught me. I know I loved to spend time with him. He taught me Krokono (some people call it Carrom). I have taught many of the teens that I work with in ministry how to play this game. Last weekend I also taught my brother how to play.
My dad, respected his father. He knows how to do almost anything from plumbing to masonry. Most of those things he learned from his father and then taught to me. My dad loves fishing and hunting. He did that with my grandpa, has taught me and my sister, and is now teaching my brother.
Today, as I am writting, the wind is blowing and I am again reminded of my grandpa by the sound of the chimes ringing outside my house.
Psalm 16:6 "The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage."
Psalm 61:5 "For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name."
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