I Love Visiting Cemeteries

Beth Sparrow is one of the co-owners of the Nance County Journal. Read her column each week in the newspaper and on the website.
Beth Sparrow is one of the co-owners of the Nance County Journal. Read her column each week in the newspaper and on the website.

Memorial Day is special to me, and not just because it’s close to my birthday. The Lord knew what he was doing. He knew I would love cemeteries.

I started going to cemeteries with my mom, grandma and aunt around Memorial Day to decorate graves. I was probably an older elementary child, and I probably didn’t like it much then. But it was good for me. So even though my kids don’t seem to like it, I t…