Food… we love it, we need it, and the Granny's House kids are no different! They're usually “starving” and ready to devour just about anything as they pile through our front door. As she greets them with one of their favorites (hot dogs or nachos) or a surprise concoction, Vance Weddle (aka “Granny Vance”) is usually the very first face the kids see upon their arrival. When she's absent and we have to fill her shoes, we fumble-bumble around our little closet-kitchen, doing our best to serve the forty to sixty kids with her efficiency and grace. Granny Vance has been our Kitchen Supervisor for almost seven years, and quite honestly, we all feel a little “lost” when she's absent.
You've probably heard one of David Letterman's “Top Ten Lists.” We thought you'd enjoy reading our “Top Ten Reasons” why we love Granny Vance:
#10 She is super organized, and like the ant, is always storing away food and supplies to make sure we have all the essentials on hand to prepare the meals and serve the kids…
#9 She's a creative and adventurous cook, brave enough to try out new concoctions even when her delicacy brings a chorus of “Hmmmmmmmmmm?” from another staff member. She's on a mission to expand the children's food palate and, last month, she introduced them to goulash, a recipe from her German exchange student. The kids loved it!
#8 She has a gigantic servant-heart. Nearly seven years ago, when she first learned how much she'd get paid for her role as Kitchen Supervisor (peanuts!), she responded with genuine surprise: “You mean I'll get paid to do this?”
#7 She loves the kids and carries a spiritual burden for each one…
#6 She makes and wears those cute little hats and has custom-designed them for the Granny's House kids. They loved being able to select their own fabric and trims!
#5 She cares deeply about the quality of food the kids eat and, because of her convictions about nutrition, she is quite comfortable vetoing my suggestions to “add a little more sugar… how about some more salt?… perhaps more spice?” This former nurse does all she can to impart healthy eating habits to the Granny's House kids…
#4 She exudes Christ-like patience, even when it's “hot in the kitchen.” She moves about our small kitchen space as if she has all the time in the world, even when it seems that every single kid is asking for “seconds,” or asking “where's the hot sauce?” all while the rest are spilling their juice… again.
#3 Granny Vance doesn't “compartmentalize” people. She showers everyone with huge doses of love and assumes that everyone wants to hear her latest revelation of God's goodness. She has a unique gift of sharing her faith “naturally.” No hype, just those simple, yet precious little Truths she learns from Him everyday…
#2 She has a precious, teachable, humble heart. I've heard “I was wrong” spill over her lips more times than I can count…
#1 She has a red-hot relationship with the Son of God, and it shows!!
Now you know our “Top Ten Reasons” for loving her! -Granny Pam
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