Tag: Opa
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Give Thanks: The Gift of Memory
“Oma said, because they were too poor to go anywhere, [she and Opa] would put out a blanket and decide where they wanted to go, and they would lay out a blanket and have a picnic kind of thing, and they would just pretend that they were there.”
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My Reformed Roots: Honoring Oma
It’s October 4, 2023. My Oma, my father’s mother and one of the greatest matriarchal figures I’ve ever known (or even heard of), went Home to be with her Jesus this morning. I had a long talk with my dad on the phone tonight, and I learned that one small gesture from my Oma to…
Detroit, Reformed. 