Grandma still drives

[Bird]

Grandma is eighty-eight years old and still drives her own car. She writes:

Dear Grand-daughter,

The other day I went up to our local Christian book store and saw a 'Honk if you love Jesus' bumper sticker ..

I was feeling particularly sassy that day because I had just come from a thrilling choir performance, followed by a thunderous prayer meeting..

So, I bought the sticker and put it on my bumper.

Boy, am I glad I did; what an uplifting experience that followed.

I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection, just lost in thought about the Lord and how good he is, and I didn't notice that the light had changed.

It is a good thing someone else loves Jesus because if he hadn't honked, I'd never have noticed.

I found that lots of people love Jesus!

While I was sitting there, the guy behind started honking like crazy, and then he leaned out of his window and screamed, 'For the love of God!'

'Go! Go! Go! Jesus Christ, GO!'

What an exuberant cheerleader he was for Jesus!

Everyone started honking!

I just leaned out my window and started waving and smiling at all those loving people.

I even honked my horn a few times to share in the love!

There must have been a man from Florida back there because I heard him yelling something about a sunny beach.

I saw another guy waving in a funny way with only his middle finger stuck up in the air.

I asked my young teenage grandson in the back seat what that meant.

He said it was probably a Hawaiian good luck sign or something.

Well, I have never met anyone from Hawaii , so I leaned out the window and gave him the good luck sign right back.

My grandson burst out laughing.

Why even he was enjoying this religious experience!!

A couple of the people were so caught up in the joy of the moment that they got out of their cars and started walking towards me.

I bet they wanted to pray or ask what church I attended, but this is when I noticed the light had changed.

So, grinning, I waved at all my brothers and sisters, and drove on through the intersection.

I noticed that I was the only car that got through the intersection before the light changed again and felt kind of sad that I had to leave them after all the love we had shared.

So I slowed the car down, leaned out the window and gave them all the Hawaiian good luck sign one last time as I drove away. Praise the Lord for such wonderful folks!!

Will write again soon,

Love, Grandma

[Forrest Barber]

Re: Grandma still drives

I thnk she was in the middle lane last night on the freeway last night in the snow storm . God Bless Jesus & Hawaii ....

[guns68]

Re: Grandma still drives

She must have some sisters living in Florida. Some times I think I would rather take on a thunderstorm in my T'craft than a group of Florida blue hairs coming out of a church parking lot.

[Larry Lyons]

Re: Grandma still drives

Ah Florida. Land of the newly wed and nearly dead! Lived there for several years, mostly in Zepherhills. At that time I believe the average age in Zepherhills was the oldest in Florida, something over 80.
Larry

[Marv]

Re: Grandma still drives

Several years ago, i went to Zepherhills every winter at the end of Febuary for the antique car show and flea market. I loved it, till the venders for womens products took over. I went there to buy parts for antique cars that i was building. At the auction you could buy just about amy antique car you wanted to. Marv

[Larry Lyons]

Re: Grandma still drives

About 1974 or 5 we had the 14th largest air force assembled there throwing people out the door over Thanksgiving weekend. Several DC-3's, Load Stars a C-47, Beavers, 195's and several 182's. About 3,500 skydivers and at least a semi truck load of beer! I was in an international night jump that had 8 or 9countries represented. We had one bar in town that was ours too.
Larry