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October 14, 2007

What exactly is a hero? Is it someone you look up to as being a doer of great things? Is it someone who is successful in business? Or is it someone who saves your life?

My Granny is my hero. All through my life I never saw my Granny angry. I never heard her ridicule someone for doing wrong. My Granny was the kindest most gentle person I ever knew. She always put others needs before her own. Granny had a way of making people happy with her simple charm, her witty sense of humor and her warm smile.

As a young girl, my Granny took me to Sunday School one year during the summer. Although I was only 4 or 5 years old, those few Sunday School lessons proved to be the steering wheel that helped turned my life around some 23 years later.

In July 1987 I hit rock bottom. I was strung out on drugs and wasting away to nothing. My family had given up on me, even my Mother turned her back on me. I had become an embarrassment to them all. Once I had realized what I had let myself become I began looking back on my life. That's when my mind wondered back to Granny taking me to Sunday School. The words to a song I learned that summer rang in my heart so loud that I couldn't get away from it. Jesus loves me this I know - For the Bible tells me so - Little ones to Him belong - they are weak but He is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me, yes Jesus loves me, yes Jesus loves me, the Bible tells me so.

July 25, 1987, I gave my heart and soul to Jesus Christ. He not only loved me and forgave me, He set me free of nearly 14 years of drug addiction and alcoholism at the mention of His name. My life has never been the same.

I lost my Granny tonight. She was 95 years young. I love her so very much. I am so grateful that she took me to Sunday School and loved me regardless of who I was... she saw all I could be.

My Granny will always be my hero as she played a very important role in my finding salvation. She helped save my life!

I will miss you...

Sharron Kay
http://www.sharronkayking.com

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