宇恩

The first thing that comes to mind when I think about my Grandmother is her warm and gentle smile.  Whether we just arrived or about to leave, her smile always impresses a feeling of peace and joy.  I do not know if she ever does not smile, but I do know why she does; her love, joy, and peace comes because she knows there is more to life than just living.  You may have a bad day, or a bad week, or even a bad month, but in the end, that doesn't really matter.  What gives you that sense of peace and joy in your heart is not motivated by external circumstances, but it's something from within.  My Grandmother's smile comes not by what people say or do around her, but radiates from her heart.  I know she believes that our lives do not end when we die.  She knows that for those who have put their faith in Jesus Christ, we will all celebrate with her that day, when we are face to face, in heaven again.  Till that glorious and joyous day, my Grandmother's unforgettable smile will remain with me in my heart and I will smile as well.  The following poem is dedicated to her.

That Day

Days have passed since we've seen her face

That gentle smile I'll never forget

The warmth of her love we all still feel

Those memories will never fade away

Memories of birthday celebrations

Memories of hello's and good-bye's

Memories of chats in her room

Memories etched forever in my heart

And a day shall come; united again

A day shall come; we're face to face

A day shall come; we will embrace

A day shall come; forever, together

I cannot wait till that day in Heaven

Mourning turns into laughing

only tears of joy will remain

When I will see my Grandma again

That day

That day.

每當我想到祖母，她溫柔慈祥的笑容就立即展現在我的腦海。每一次和她相見或道別，她的微笑都帶著平安和喜樂。我不知道她是否曾經板著臉，但我知道她為什麼會微笑；她的愛心、喜樂、和平安都源於她明瞭生命的意義更勝於日常的生活。

有一天，你也許不太順利，或者一個星期，甚至一個月都是如此，到最後這些以乎都無關緊要。是什麼東西可以給你有內心的平安和喜樂呢？它不是受外在的環境所左右，而是由你心中所擁有的信念來決定。祖母的笑容不是因為旁人對她說什麼或做了什麼，而是由她的內心自然散發出來。

我知道，她相信我們的生命並不會因肉體的死亡而終止。她知道凡相信基督耶穌的人，有一天當我們在天堂再相聚的時候，都要和她一同慶祝。直到那個榮耀喜樂的日子來臨，我的祖母，她那令我無法忘懷的微笑，將永遠存記在我心靈的深處我也以微笑向她呼應。我願將下面的短詩獻給我的祖母

那一日

我們和她相聚的日子雖已遠逝                       但她和藹的笑容永遠無法令我忘懷

我仍然可以感受到她那溫暖的關愛                這些記憶將永遠無法從我心中磨滅

在慶祝生日的喜宴中                                     在每次的相見和道別

在她臥房中歡愉的交談                                  這些回憶都永遠銘刻在我的心版

有一日，我們將再相聚

有一日，我們將面對面

有一日，我們將互相擁抱

有一日，我們將永遠在一起

我期待那一日的來臨                                 在天堂我將再見到我的奶奶

悲傷將轉為歡笑                                        喜樂的淚珠流在我們的面頰

那一日

那一日。

曉芳

我在七年後再次踏上臺灣寶島，第一個想到的人便是外婆。她的音容相貌在七年裡從沒有一絲一毫的淡去。相反的，當去年我得知外婆去了另一個地方時，她那和藹的笑臉，親切的話語，時時刻刻出現在找眼前，迴盪在我耳邊。

我非常懷念她，雖然我只見過外婆一面，我更崇敬她。因為就這一面，我已經能夠深深地感受到外婆的愛，對我的愛，對大家的愛，對主的愛。

想到這裡，我就會因為去年沒能參加葬禮而遺憾。之後的365天過去了，我熬過了最痛苦的一年。在這一年裡，我反復地告訴自己，外婆您沒離開我，您永遠活在我的心裡。  

宇愛

A natural tendency it is to always wish for more... for more summers in Taiwan, more time spent with Nai Nai, more storytelling of the framed bIack-and-white family photo hanging on her bedroom wall...of that neighbor doctor who took the picture, of that group of kids who became my father, aunts and uncles, ...of life, and how it was in the past.  I have even wished to learn some authentic ‘Chen-style’ Shanghai cooking from Nai Nai the next summer that I would visit Taiwan or to see her smiling, sitting in the front pew at my wedding years from now, bringing joy to my ‘big day’ just as she had always brought to my past birthday celebrations in Taiwan.

Yet in the midst of wishing for this and that, I could not have wished to have had a ‘better,’ more loving grandmother.  For truly, I know not of any more perfect grandmother than our very own Nai Nai.  Our Nai Nai, who always carried an optimistic outlook and wore a gentle smile on her face, was also endowed with the special gift of love.  From my father, I heard that our Nai Nai was the sister in church who always sought to look after those less fortunate and those in need.  And through my own eyes, I saw that same gentleness and kindness of my grandmother reflected in everyday life.  Whether it was calling to order some more of our favorite zhongzi from downstairs, stocking up an abundance of refreshing bala and sui.li in the fridge, or bringing small Leiyi a little something each time she visited, Nai Nai always took special care to think of others around her.  The details that many people would not take notice, our Nai Nai always seemed to have covered.  And to her, everything was “Manhao.de manhao.de.”  It is this optimism and genuine thoughtfulness and love of Nai Nai that I will ways remember...and miss.

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.”

~ 1Corinthians 13:4-8

世人的心願，自然的傾向就是希望多得到一些…有更多的暑假可以回到臺灣；有更多的時間可以和奶奶在一起；

聽到更多的故事關於那幅掛在臥室牆上的黑白照片…那是一位鄰居醫生所拍攝的；照片中的一群孩子，就是我的爸爸，

姑姑，伯伯，和叔叔…還有許多過去發生的事情，和他們經過的情節。我曾經期望下一次的暑期臺灣之行，

可以向奶奶學習道地可口的「陳家」上海佳餚的烹調技巧；甚至期望幾年以後，看見微笑的奶奶坐在最前排，

參加我的婚禮，在那人生中最重要的日子，她將會帶來許多的歡樂，就像過去在臺灣慶祝生日時，她所給與我的。

在這許許多多的願望中，我從來沒有想過要有一個“更好”或更可愛的祖母。說實在話，我知道沒有一個祖母比我們自己的奶奶更完美。

我們的奶奶，她永遠持守敬神樂天的人生觀，她總是面露慈祥和藹的笑容，她特別擁有上天所賜無比的愛心。聽爸爸說，

我們的奶奶常常關心教會中遭逢不幸或是生計有缺乏的弟兄姐妹；從我親眼的觀察，同樣看見奶奶的恩慈和良善，流露在她的日常生活當中。

就像多買一些我們喜歡吃的，在巷弄中沿街叫賣的粽子；在冰箱裡多放一些我們喜愛的新鮮芭樂、水梨；甚至每次去小叔叔家，

她都不會忘記帶一點小東西給嬌小的蕾伊；奶奶常常會格外想到並關懷她周遭的每一位；別人所忽視的一些細節，我們的奶奶她總受會注意到；

而且對於她，每一件事情都是「蠻好的，蠻好的」。我們奶奶的敬神樂觀，衷心關懷和無比的愛心讓我永遠記得…想念。

「愛是恆久忍耐，又有恩慈；愛是不嫉妒；愛是不自誇，不張狂，不做害羞的事，不求自己的益處，不輕易發怒，

 不計算人的惡，不喜歡不義，只喜歡真理；凡事包容，凡事相信，凡事盼望，凡事忍耐。愛是永不止息。」                       哥林多前書13:4-8

囡囡

我覺得我很幸福，因為我有世界上最好的奶奶！小時候幾乎天天都待在爺爺奶奶家，所以對奶奶的印象很深。

還記得小時候在嘉興街的舊房子，有一天睡午覺起來，自己一個人在一樓玩娃娃屋，那時候奶奶走了過來問我:

「你的娃娃會不會冷啊?」我我笑了笑，還沒有說什麼的時候，奶奶就拿了幾塊布，開始幫我的娃娃縫被子，

奶奶坐在椅子上，戴著個大大的眼鏡，一針一線縫的樣子，我永遠也忘不了！！這是我對奶奶最深刻的印象。

以前洗碗都要趁奶奶還沒出房間前就洗乾淨，不然奶奶就會好心的把它們洗掉。記得有一次太晚去廚房，

到的時候奶奶已經準備要開始洗了，我急忙衝過去，跟奶奶說我來洗，但奶奶一直說沒關係，沒關係，就好像在跟奶奶“搶”洗碗一樣。

我從奶奶的眼神裡看得出，雖然她一直說沒關係，沒關係，但心裡還是很高興我來幫忙。奶奶還體貼的要幫我把手錶拿下來，

因為她怕我的手錶沾到水會壞掉。奶奶就是那麼細心，那麼會為別人著想。我的奶奶是世界上最好的奶奶!!

雖然奶奶的身體一直都不太好，臉上有些皺紋，也有一點駝背，但是每次當我看到奶奶的時候，她的臉上總是掛著滿足、

喜樂的笑容，我知道…那是從耶穌來的喜樂!!以前我總是懷疑耶穌到底在哪裡，但現在我找到了！我在奶奶的身上找到了耶穌!!

現在最大、最大的希望，就是我能夠穿著裙子，把頭髮放下來跟奶奶說: 「奶奶，囡囡長大了，不再像小男生了，現在總算像個女孩子了!」

我相信奶奶一定會說: 「很好嘛！很好嘛！很好看!!」奶奶以前總是會這麼說。

我的奶奶是世界上最好的奶奶!!奶奶她永遠、永遠都活在我的心裡!!~~奶奶我愛妳~~                                  

昕玲

記得小時候，那時外婆的家還是原來那棟三層樓的房子，我常到外婆家玩，外婆每次都會蒸我最愛的肉粽給我吃，

而且不厭其煩的將裡面我最討厭的肥肉挑出來。

還有一次我住在忠孝束路外婆家，睡在她房間外的沙發床上。因為我怕黑，她就幫我準備了一盞小燈，並且還為我蓋被子。

雖然以上都只是一些小小的動作，但是卻代表著她那關懷子女的一份心。相信每一個身為她子女的人，

從一些小地方都可以感受到她愛護我們的心。

外婆還記得我們每一個人的生日，每次生日一到，她一定會包一個大紅包，讓我們買自己喜歡的東西。她真是一位細心的人，

而身為她外孫女的我，居然連她的生日都不記得，真是感到慚愧。

外婆對我們的關懷，完全是發自內心的。從生活上瑣碎的事情，就可以感受到她的愛。她總是不由得讓人去尊敬她，去愛她。

她真是一位和藹可的長輩!

宇傑

小時候，我最期待的，就是去奶奶家。不是因為一星期只去一次，是因為每次去的時候，奶奶都會帶我去巷子後面的文具店買玩具。

媽媽常請奶奶不必花這麼多錢替我買玩具，但是奶奶總是說：「沒關係。」。

還記得小時候，不聽媽媽的話時，跟媽媽賭氣。睡午覺時，奶奶總會叫我到她旁邊去睡，安慰我，開導我。

現在雖然奶奶已經過去，但我相信，她在天父的家裡一定過的很快樂，奶奶我永遠懷念您。

宇婷

回想起奶奶對我的印象，

不管在何時，奶奶總是以溫暖的笑容對我笑著。

不管在何處，奶奶總是以和藹的態度對待著我。

不管發生了什麼事，奶奶總是以柔和的話語對我說著。

雖然奶奶已經回到神的身邊，但奶奶卻永遠在我的心中。

奶奶，我愛您！

豪豪

我的奶奶是世界上最好的奶奶。當我還在讀小學的時候，每天放學後，就搭公車到那時奶奶位於忠孝束路的家。

奶奶總是會在午睡前和我玩撲克牌，我們每天玩的都不一樣，如撿紅點、接龍、抽王牌…等，然後奶奶才會去休息。

自從搬到新家後，我們相處的時間也變多了。常常奶奶出去吃飯，都會帶一些小點心回來給我們吃。有次放假我在家沒事，

我就請奶奶教我打毛線，她就坐在那邊一針一針的教我打，打錯了她就幫我退回去，然後再繼續。我很感謝上帝給我一個那麼好、那麼愛我的奶奶。

我的奶奶非常的愛我們，她也是個非常喜樂的人，我從來沒有看過她生氣的樣子。我常常會做一些勞作回家，每次奶奶看到了總是會稱讚我，

說我做的好棒。後來奶奶生病住院，雖然她要與病魔纏鬥，但是每次我們去看她的時候，她總是笑咪咪的，好像什麼事都沒發生一樣。

但是我們都知道，其實她並不舒服，只是不想讓我們擔心而已，奶奶處處都在為我們著想。

快樂的時光總是會過去的，雖然現在奶奶已經離開我們，我很難過。但是想到她現在已經在上帝的懷抱裡，並且得著了屬天的平安，

我就不會那麼的難過了。在奶奶的身上我看到了基督的光彩，不管她在那裡，她永遠是我最敬愛的奶奶，我們有一天會在天國裡再相聚的。

宇慈

從照相本中，看到這一張和奶奶合影的照片，那是在爺爺奶奶的家中，她和我一起玩著橘色的電話。

看起來我們雨個人玩得很快樂，媽媽告訴我說，那是我第一次回台灣的時候。

 媽媽說，我三歲半又回到台灣，去了東西橫貫公路。我們坐火車去到花蓮，在火車上我照了一張獨照，奶奶很喜歡，要我們留下來給她看。

四年級那時候回台北，慶祝爺爺過生日，記得看到奶奶和爺爺一起拍合照，讓我覺得他們很相敬相愛。這些都是我最記得奶奶的事情。

光宇   Albert  外婆安息20週年前夕

When I think of Wai Po, what I remember first is her generous heart. As a young child visiting Taiwan in the summers, it was already obvious to me how kind and caring my grandmother was. She would always make sure that we got to eat our favorite foods that we couldn't get in America. She would always make sure that a birthday would be joyously celebrated. Even today, I still treasure the little stuffed animal panda she gave me as a gift almost 30 years ago.

Then, as I grew older and returned to Taiwan as a teenager, I began to appreciate how strong she was to have raised so many children of her own and to have managed a household for so many years. The incredible amount of energy that she must have had! I saw how happy she was to see her grandchildren, and how it made her laugh to watch us spend time together and play. I was glad that she got to enjoy the fruits of her labor.

Most importantly, as my wife and I raise a daughter of our own, I look to Wai Po as model for how to be a person of steady faith, to be a spiritual anchor in the family. Her humility, kindness, and compassion -- these are spiritual gifts that we strive every day to teach our daughter, and I will always be thankful for the memory of my grandmother as an example of how to live out these gifts.

珊宇   Samantha

Whenever we visited Taiwan, Grandma was always holding a camera and taking pictures of us.  At the end of our trips, she would make a small album that we could bring back to the US to remember all of the special moments we had.  And as I look back through her photos, I am reminded by how Grandma was so loving, generous, and kind.  She was always smiling, and we were always smiling back at her.

My time with Grandma was unforgettable.  Even though I was very young and could not understand much, she found ways to communicate her love to me. I remember once when I was very young, we were in the kitchen and Grandma asked where my mom was.  I struggled to communicate in Chinese that my mom was in another room, but somehow Grandma understood exactly what I was trying to say and gave me a knowing laugh and hug. 

What I wouldn’t give for one more day with Grandma, but in our time together she taught me so much.  I know she is looking down with so much pride for the family she raised, and I will always cherish what we shared together.