4 Quotes by Chana Keefer

Grandma Min had poured herself into those she loved and her efforts would live on even though she was gone. This was why her death left a gaping hole in my heart – because her life had mattered. I felt my ambitions shift a bit. Home is important. Building a home for those you love is a beautiful, worthwhile aim.

Today, my body reminds me time doesn’t stand still. I wince as I shift on the hard floor where I was once able to relax for hours while Petra’s lithe form reclines with ease. Even in these humble surroundings she moves with the grace of an African princess. Small wonder her father and I have been approached several times to allow her to model.

Petra’s long, ebony limbs glow in the red-gold light of dawn. The silence is broken only by the crunch of our feet on dry grass and the tinkle of her beaded earrings. I’m grateful for the presence of my fourteen-year-old companion, though she’s been warned I might not be the best company today. “Whaddaya think?” I ask.

The Son of Man addressed the unspoken query. “What I will do is already recorded in eternity. That moment is as the pinnacle of this mountain. Those on either side can look up, ponder, and climb toward its height.