It was my eldest's school fair today. We had great fun, and when we arrived home and were talking about our experiences as a family my Mum asked if I remembered Nana at my school fair. I know a few stories and today I learned another.
You see, Nanna was always winning raffles and prizes wherever she went. She was also nearly blind. At one particular school fair she had to throw a dart at the board and in typical Nanna style she scored a bullseye and won the main prize. In what was also typical Nanna style she gave the prize back to the school to give to someone else.
Growing up I remember several similar stories. She would attend a school play, participate in a raffle to contribute to the school, win it and give the prize back. For Nanna it was never about winning, she had given to the school not to win something but to give. That was just the way she was. Part of me wonders if God kept making sure she won because he enjoyed her giving spirit so much.
