It's easy to forget to spend time with the people who matter most to us in
today's hectic and distracting environment.
It goes without saying that maintaining positive ties with family members
is crucial. After all, your family is often the group of people that will
always be by your side.
Even still, it's regrettable that occasionally you choose not to schedule a
visit with distant relatives.
Not the case with Annie Berry, who turned 105 in January 2019.
All FIVE generations of her family paid a recent visit to Barry at the
Genesis Larkin Chase Center in Bowie, Maryland. It was time for Barry to
officially welcome Olivia, her great-great-granddaughter, into her large
family.
Berry chuckled and remarked that Olivia was "cute like Grandmama,"
according to WUSA9.
During a time when racism and segregation were pervasive in American
history, Berry was born in Meridian, Mississippi, in 1914. She remembered
plucking cotton and shelling maize when she was younger, and she has
experienced various global changes.
Of course, Olivia will grow up in a very different environment than Berry
did (which is unsurprising given their 105 year age gap).
Berry credits "obedience to the Lord" for her long life and gave infant
Olivia a clear set of instructions: "I'd like for her to be nice and caring
and do what mother says to do."
Annie Berry is surely deserving of attention and admiration. What a
blessing it will be for Olivia to know that she got to meet her
great-great-grandmother as she grows up!
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