The Importance Of My Life

“Always trust God and never let a man disrespect you.” my grandmother and grandfather would repeat to me on a daily basis as I arrived to their house from school. They loved three things most in the world: God, family, and food. Once I stepped into their house, my nose would be consumed by the scent of cookies and other goodies that were waiting for me. We had a routine; my grandmother would cook me food to cope with the stress of elementary school, then we would watch (in this exact order) “Judge Judy,” “Jeopardy,” “Maury,” “Seinfeld,” and lastly “America’s Funniest Home Videos.” They were more than great grandparents to me; they were also my friends and my confidants. I would do absolutely anything to spend five more minutes with them. Now

My mother would drop me off either to finish up her senior year of high school or go to work to provide for me. Once I started kindergarten, the routine was still in effect. I will forever be using the lessons they taught me from such a young age. I could provide a laundry list of lessons they taught me, but I will stick to the three most important; God, love, and life. For two poor, uneducated people, who grew up around the Great Depression, my grandparents were more than intelligent. They were both individually smart in certain areas and when they combined their knowledge, they were able to conquer

Neither of my grandparents knew how to drive, so every week my grandpa would walk one-fourth of a mile to the grocery store. While he was there, he made a conscious effort to remember to buy me chocolate bars, bubble gum, and oatmeal crème cookies. One of those three items was always at their house. Once I arrived to their house after school, my grandma would cook me various things. Ranging from pancakes, biscuits, or pork chops. One of my favorite things that she made for me was teacake cookies. She had a history of making them for years, even before I was born. The taste of these cookies was incredible. It was sweet, but not too rich. The cookies consisted of just dough, no chocolate chips or