As I thought about what recipe or food related post to share this first Monday back after Granny’s death I found myself looking through the Blind Pig archives.
A search of Granny under the food category turned up many recipes I’ve shared over the years since first starting the blog.
My eye was captured by Granny’s Quick Coconut Pie as I read through the list.
A closer look at the post showed I shared it the day before Pap died in April of 2016. Seemed fitting somehow to share it again today.
When Granny wanted to whip up something sweet to go with supper but didn’t have much time, she’d make a no crust coconut pie. The recipe is very common in my area of Appalachia so Granny could have learned it from anyone.
Granny’s Quick Coconut Pie
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoon butter softened
• 1 cup milk
• ¼ cup self-rising flour
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• ¼ teaspoon coconut flavoring (if you don’t have it on hand you can leave it out)
• 4 ounces of shredded coconut
Cream sugar and butter.
Add flour and mix well. Add eggs, milk, vanilla, and coconut flavoring and mix well.
Add coconut, mix well.
Pour into well greased 8 inch pie plate. I use coconut oil to grease the pie plate.
Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or till set in the middle.
Granny liked to make this quick coconut pie because she usually had everything on hand and everyone liked coconut.
We’ve all been missing Granny. Paul’s still eating most meals at her house and the rest of us have went just to sit and visit.
Even though our grief is great, there’s not a one of us who would bring Granny back to her suffering.
Pap told Granny just days before he died that he’d be waiting on the far banks of Jordan for her. I’m sure he was, but better than that Granny was welcomed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior. Free from pain and the cares of this ole world.
I can never thank you enough for the kind words you’ve sent us during this sad time. We appreciate you more than we can express with mere words.
Tipper
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I will have to fix this for my husband. Coconut pie is his favorite. Stan has the beginnings of dementia. It is heartbreaking to see this. The doctors have already told me that there is nothing more that they can do for me. I tell them that God hasn’t told me that. Some days I hurt so bad and I just selfishly want it over. I worry about my family when I am gone. This will put so much pressure on Rachel and Jeremy. Rachel is 49 and has MS. Jeremy moved in with Stan and I to help us. I know that I have to trust it all to God. Big hugs to you and your family and much love to each of you.
I’m sorry Debbie! I will pray for you and Stan.
I made granny‘s coconut pie today for Valentine’s Day. Can’t help but think about her. It is delicious. Y’all are in our prayers. We love you and thank you for sharing such a beautiful and gracious woman with us.
A mother’s love lives on in us as we continue living this life on Earth. Jesus’s arms welcome the suffering to paradise and oh what a comfort to know this. God bless you and yours. I can’t wait to make the pie! Thank you xoxo
Dear Tipper, Matt and family: I found your channel last year and have been enjoying it immensely. I am so very sorry to hear of the loss of your Mom!! I would smile when you had her on and thought of my own mother and how I still miss her. Keeping all of you in my thoughts and prayers!!!
Tipper,
It was so good to see you and Matt back on You Tube tonight with your Monday night chat. Know it must be hard. Prayers
Hi Tipper. It was so good to watch you and Mat on the live stream this evening. Everyone up Wilson Hollow is in my prayers. I love y’all.
I understand Paul going back to Granny’s house for his meals, and you all still gathering there. It is so comforting to be where your loved one spent the most time. That reminded me of when my husband passed 18 years ago on my granddaughters 6th birthday after a short illness. They were very close, and would have lengthy discussions on whatever a 6 yr old could imagine. A few days after his funeral the immediate family was gathered at my house, and I noticed my little granddaughter was missing from the family group. I went looking for her and found her sitting in a chair in my husband’s room. I asked her what she was doing and she replied she was talking with Papa. And I believe she was.
The painful goodbye you all have gone through is heartbreaking but the knowledge of her incredible “Welcome Home” that she received on the other side must give you comfort. I know it did me when my Mama passed. God Bless you all. ❤️
Peggy Conner
Dear Miss Tipper, Mr Paul and Mr Steve and all the family, We all have grief in our hearts for y’all and your sweet mama. I’m grateful for knowing her through your programs and will always be able to refer to them when I think of Miss Louzine and would love to see her or hear her sweet voice again. I had a sweet thought today, thinking of her homecoming. (Please excuse my putting this together, but my imagination sometime gets away from me.) I think this with love only. Appearing at heaven’s door, Miss Louzine: My Lord, and Jerry, I’m home. The Lord: Welcome my child. Mr Jerry: Sweet Louzine, what took you so long? I told you I’d be awaiting for you. The Lord and Mr Jerry: We are so happy you are here. Welcome to the true home. Miss Louzine: I’m so happy to be here and what a wonderful homecoming. Miss Tipper just think how happy she is and she too will be watching and waiting for her entire family she left behind. She knows she’ll see everyone again. Another great reunion. For all of us YouTube family, Hopefully it will be in a much longer from now, but we all know how we will all have the same homecoming with our Lord and loved ones. Love and prayers for y’all. May God give you His peace continually.
Tipper and Family,
Charles and I wish to express our sincere condolences to you and your family concerning Granny’s Death.
Remember the happy times. Remember the giggles and smiles. Remember the goodness and kindness she instilled on her family and those around here. Most of all remember that you and your family shall see her again. Kathy and Charles Patterson
just to see Jesus with no more pain would be a blessing …prayers of comfort sent to you…
So happy to see you back, Tipper. You and your family have been in our thoughts and prayers. May all the memories of Granny and Pap bring you comfort. We missed your reports from Appalachia.
Bless you all. The journey through grief is very difficult but for the sweet memories.
I bet Pap and Granny’s reunion was spectacular!!
Continuing to pray for your family. May God continue to hold his hands upon each one of you and soothe your grief and sorrow. Thank you for this recipe of sweet remembrance of Granny.
Dear Tipper, I have been pondering your return to the blog all day with such a tenderness in my heart. I feel at a tremendous loss for words. The thought of your family sharing meals in Pap and Granny‘s home is very touching. I’m so thankful that you all live so close and that nothing has to move a hair until you are ready; you are on no timeline to go through things. What a wonderful gift. I, along with so many others, have thought about you and your family so much throughout the past week. You are being lifted up in prayer continuously by an army of Saints. The coconut pie looks delicious. My husband loves coconut so I will be making this. Thank you for sharing it with us. My 10-year-old daughter, in the last week, expressed again her interest in learning crochet. I searched around and found a summer school class at a church in the next biggest town near us. It is almost a 40 minute drive each way, but I signed her up for it. It will just tickle me if she picks up this craft and I will think of sweet Granny all the time with the beautiful little creations she will make. Thank you again for sharing your precious mama with us. Our hearts are with you.
I felt a small portion of grief over your tremendous loss of Granny. We came to love her, also, and prayed her health could have been totally restored! She was INDEED A BLESSING! IT IS WONDERFUL that you shared so many videos of her we can revisit. Also, knowing how much you love snow, I hope the grief of her passing doesn’t make you lose you sense of wonder. I missed you so much daily and my heart went out to you. Prayers still for peace and comfort!
Dear sweet Tipper and family,
I want to share a quote with y’all that was given to me when we lost our loving father.
“Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near, so loved, so missed, and so very dear.”
I know it doesn’t lesson the pain and the sadness of your loving Granny’s passing but I hope, it time, it brings you some comfort.
I am praying and praying for all of you.
Love,
Lynzie
I think of you and your family every day. Praying God’s comfort for you. We miss our loved ones when they are gone but it is a blessing to know they are with our precious Lord and Savior.
Hi Tipper,
This poem was published on the Salvation South website and it made me think of you. I hope it speaks to you. https://www.salvationsouth.com/love-like-lightning-synchronous-fireflies-north-carolina/?utm_source=Salvation+South&utm_campaign=6bfb21dc89-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_02_06_09_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_89069cb37b-6bfb21dc89-590754078&mc_cid=6bfb21dc89&mc_eid=fc478840a3
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I sure have missed reading your blog posts this past week. It’s become a part of my daily routine to read the blog, and love watching y’alls YouTube videos. Continued prayers for y’all
✝️☮
What a sweet tribute to Granny. I sure will miss her singing some good old gospel songs with Paul
and seeing her wearing one of her beautiful sweaters. Much love and big hugs to all.
You and your family will continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. This coconut pie recipe is undoubtedly a very special recipe that I definitely want to try to make very soon. My maternal grandmother made coconut pie regularly, as this was her favorite dessert. I haven’t made a coconut pie in many years, so perhaps it’s time to make one. Sending lots of love and prayers your way.
So happy you’re back. I’ve missed you, sweet friend. My heart aches for your family. God bless you and keep you in his loving arms.
Food, recipes, & the dishes it was served in is a heartwarming way to remember loved ones. They stimulate loving memories of being taught to cook, of preparing meals together, even of the laughter that accompanied cleaning up & doing dishes after a meal followed by the almost reverent returning of the cookware, serving dishes, tableware, even the embroidered teatowels (dish towels) to their respective places. Cherished memories to share with generations to come & keep those loved ones who have passed alive in our hearts.
with much sympathy to all of Granny’s family.
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Blessings of comfort for you all. I’m soon going to make this pie in Granny’s honor. My mama made almost this same recipe. She loved coconut and I miss her terribly.
Thank you Tipper for sharing this recipe. We all love coconut to. We think of you all every day. I think of how everything will seem off to Paul as her primary caregiver. He will be lost for awhile. I know it is hard on all of you. Just know we love you all and you are in our prayers. May God cover you all with his grace.
Tipper, welcome back. When I saw email that there was a new post my heart leaped with joy. Our prayers have been with all of you and we will continue to lift you all up as you travel this new path of life. You and your family are an inspiration to us all and one day we shall all meet when we cross over to Glory. Till then thank you for bringing us along as we join you in Celebrating Appalachia and sharing the love of our Lord and Savior together.
Most of my family is gone but here I have found a family. I may not say much but I delight in not just Tipper’s post…..but the messages from each one of you. Thank you.
Pap telling her he’d be waiting for her is the dearest thing. I love them both and I’ve never met them. It makes me so happy to know they’re together with Jesus. Thank you for that memory and the recipe.
So VERY good to hear your voice even if it’s in writing. We miss you all so much. How touching to think of Paul still eating there mostly and you all being able to so freely and easily gather in her home together. What a precious gift! We all think of you all so often wondering how things are going and how each of you might be doing. I know it’s been quite cold there but I’ve imagine quite a few walks or wanders by the creek and in those blessed woods just to let your soul catch its breath with sight and sounds of God’s creation. I know He is caring for you all so well. We will keep praying for you all and until we can see and hear you again be loved.
Much love, cc
And I can just imagine the sheer joy of granny and Pap to be able to sing together once again.
I am so sorry for the loss of your mom. My mother passed away 30 years ago and I still miss her and think of her often. I’ve missed you this past week. I’m glad you took some time off but the blind pig and the acorn plus a cup of coffee are the start of my day.
My thoughts and heart felt prayers are still with you all. Sending you love, hugs and strength. ❤️✝️
God bless you and your family as you continue on without Granny. Prayers for all!
Tipper, “Remembrance is the greatest Memorial. I hope you will continue to post the music of your mom and dad as they performed together.
“Precious in the sight of the Lord uis the death of one of His saints.” Psalm 116:15
Thank you for sharing my favorite pie. Think I will make one today in memory of Granny. She is at peace now I know and I celebrate her wonderful life well lived for her beautiful family.. Blessings to the Pressley and Wilson families.
Good to see you’re back. We have been keeping you all in our prayers. We can never really know or feel how others are feeling in their grief, but I am sure it has been a bittersweet time. Knowing that Granny is Home with the Lord and with Pap and has her healing, but also missing and grieving for her.
Recipes from the kitchen of a lo ed one are so very special. I have several that I learned working beside my mother and have passed them down to my children. Several are traditions at holidays which bring recollections of meals in her loving home.
Re: the coconut in Granny’s pie…is it plain, or sweetened. I want to make it for my coconut loving husband.
Vonnie, we use sweetened coconut although I think either would work 🙂
Welcome back, Tipper. You and your family are being covered in warm thoughts and beautiful prayers. God bless you all.
The world is a much sadder place without Granny in it but oh the reunion she is having in heaven. Granny was such a bright spot in this world and she is missed by many especially her sweet family. Sending prayers and big hugs to you all.
Tipper, I’ve thought about your family this week. Again, thank you so much for sharing your mother with all of us. She became everyone’s Granny. May she rest in eternal peace. Much love to you and your family.
Welcome back, Tipper. I am praying for you and all of the family. God bless each one of you.
Granny’s coconut pie is the same as the one my mama made. She got the recipe from a lady at our church. It’s delicious and so quick and easy to make. Matter of fact, I may just make one this week.
I’m so sorry about your loss of your Mama she was a very sweet lady. I lost my Mama and I still miss her today. Prayers are going up for you all ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Tipper my thoughts and prayers are for all of you! I wish I could give all of you a hug!
Joanna
That sounds delicious. Thank you for sharing the recipe & story with us . Holding you all in thought & prayer .
Tipper
I’ve looked forward to your return but please pace yourself. I’m happy to see you’re giving a treasured recipe bc I’ve had this bag of coconut on my kitchen counter for three days now. Coconut pie is my favorite and I will make it in honor of Granny from now on.
You have such a loving family and peaceful home and I’m grateful to have adopted ya’ll into my life these last few years. I considered myself an orphan after Daddy passed in ‘02 and then Mom in 2020. I live alone. You are blessed in so many ways. I’m just one out of many that find fellowship, happiness and contentment bc of you and your family. Thank you and may dear sweet Granny RIP
Granny was such a beautiful woman inside and out. Her legacy will always be here through her wonderful family. Thank you for sharing her with us. Continuing prayers and love for your family.
I will think of your mother when I make this. Coconut is one of my favorite treats.
Praying for comfort for your family.
Welcome back, Tipper and family and all you acorns. I missed my daily visits here and thought of the Wilson-Pressley families. As with the coconut pie, certain dishes remind me of specific family members I’ve lost. For example, I remember my mother’s scratch coconut layer cakes. She’d pick out a coconut with milk sloshing around inside, and crack the shell apart with a hammer to get at the “meat.” She called this “butchering” a coconut. I can hear her saying it now. The milk went into the batter, so her cakes were always heavy and moist. Most of the hand-ground coconut was added to the icing. As I write this, I’m trying to remember if they still sell whole coconuts in grocery stores. I’ll have to look again.
Gene, I saw some at the Food Lion grocery store a few days ago. My next door neighbor made a very good layered coconut cake, anytime she brought one to a church social there would be some that would get a piece of it first before their other food. It would get gone quick.
My prayers are for you and your family. It’s been over 20 years since my parents went home to heaven, I’m glad for them but still miss em.
I love God-winks, He’s so good to talk to us so loud like He did to you through coconut cream pie! I know you’ll miss her terribly, but how blessed were you, to get HER as your momma, for so long! Now lean into your time as the matriarch of your little family, just as your precious momma taught and her memory will be alive and carried down many more generations to come!
Tipper I know your grief is great and will be for a good bit but as you said she is no longer in pain and with pap and that does take the sharp edge off some. She has a large fan club and we will all miss her visits with us. I have been looking back at a lot of her videos and enjoying the greatly. I pray for peace and comfort for your family.
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“Pap told Granny just days before he died that he’d be waiting on the far banks of Jordan for her…”
Well, if you believe that Heaven being eternal means there’s no time that goes by (what would you measure it against, right?), there was no time elapsed between when he went and when she went. So he didn’t need to wait. There they are together as if they never parted.
I dunno about all this theological stuff, but figure at least that he’s not waiting any longer one way or the other.
Still praying … ♥️
Sending love and prayers to y’all from Cottonwood, Alabama. I love you and appreciate all you do. The glimpses you give us all of your family, bring joy to us. Seeing how you go to your Savior in sadness is comfort. Your momma loved you with her heart. She and Pap and all our loved ones who died in Christ Jesus are waiting on the other side of Jordan. It will be a heart filling reunion.
–Lynn Johnson
Welcome back Tipper – and thank you for the ‘sweet’ recipe in tribute to sweet Granny. You all have been in my prayers each day during this most difficult time as you all ‘learn’ to continue on with a piece of your lives puzzle now missing. There are no words to help through such times but may knowing how much Granny was loved and how much you all are loved, will bring you all some comfort. Our tears mingle with yours. May the Presence and arms of the Father that are wrapped around you all continue to be your strength and comfort and peace.
I’m certain Granny’s service was as beautiful as that sweet lady, herself. I did cry as I read that Paul was eating meals at her house. Trying to soak up every memory and feel our loved ones essence surely comforts us. I’ll continue to keep you all in my thoughts and have spent the past week watching Celebrating Appalachia and catching glimpses of Granny♡ What an absolute treasure trove of memories you’ve gathered throughout the years!
It’s good to have you back! The last week or so hasn’t felt right without your blogs and YouTube videos. I never stopped thinking about what your family must be going through during your absence from our daily routine. Praying the Lord will comfort every one of you during this time of sorrow.
Tipper I have been watching your videos for a while now. I have just recently gotten into the blind pig and acorn, over all this time I have gotten to see alot of your family. Everyone reminds me of how my family was when I was a little girl. I want to send you my deepest condolences in your time of loss and please know that I am praying for you all. I’m looking forward to seeing what you have in store for the future. Thank you for all you do.
Good morning Tipper, I have been praying for y’all every day. It is good to see your post this morning and to know that the Lord is helping you through this time. I will pray for His continued Strength and comfort in the weeks and months to come. Granny had become sort of like America’s Granny to all of us and we sure will miss her.
I have been praying for you and the whole family. May God comfort you and give you peace knowing your Mama with Him( and your Daddy) and out of pain. You have been missed very much by me and others but I am glad you took this time away to be with family without working on the blog and filming. Love and blessings to you and yours today and always.
You all have been in my prayers and I think of you often.❤️
my grannie made mile high coconut cream pie. this looks easy …I will make it for memory of your sweet mom.
she reminded me of my Grandma Gussie
I cried when I heard the news of your mom.
prayers to you
Angie LaForest
Missed you while you were away. I’ve prayed for you every day. Paul must be at loose ends. Bless your hearts. Love you and your family.
Tipper, I listened to your January 10 video this morning that I had missed earlier. It brought a humorous remembrance to mind I’d like to share with you.
The pastor at our little country church back in the 40s was ALWAYS invited to one of the member’s homes for Sunday dinner. He told my daddy that he was SURE he’d eaten chicken every way it could possibly be fixed! Chicken EVERY SUNDAY! He said his belt was a leather fence around a chicken graveyard!
May God comfort you & your family at this time. Granny was a dear, sweet lady who stole the hearts of everyone who knew her. I will continue to pray for you daily as you walk through life without her. She is with Jesus now & with Pap & all her loved ones who have gone on before her. God bless you & your family!
So sorry for the loss of sweet Granny. I know all of you miss her so much. Praying for peace, comfort and strength through this very sad time. Hold onto your wonderful memories. Sending love and prayers to all of the family ❤️
poor Paul—poor all of you….each one of you will (as I am sure you already know) will go through a pain that is different yet the same…will continue praying for the family and friends, I hope you will not try to do a ‘live’ tonight, that will be very different for you as opposed to writing this post. I guess there is something said about ‘getting back on the horse’ but please know that no one expects you to rush back into a live feed for a while—it has only been a few days past a week (though it already feels like a lifetime doesn’t it) Praying for The Lord to continue wrapping His loving, comforting arms around the family and carry you until you have the strength to stand on your own again.
My prayers for all of you. Granny was such a wonderful person and so loved. I cried when I read that Paul ate his meals at Granny’s house, he feels close to her there. He loved her so much, staying with her all of those nights. I brought this up to him in a comment one time, and he said it was an honor to do this for her. I know this is such a loss to all of you. My heart aches for all the family. My Mother has been gone for 21 years, and there is not a day that I don’t think of her. We will be reunited some day in Heaven. Love all of you.
Good to hear from you and especially to know that amongst us we have been a comfort to you all. That was and is a common desire I’m sure. There are two good results of missing those gone before. For believers, it is looking forward to certain reunification. To all others, it is a reason to secure that faith and hope. It doesn’t feel good though, especially in the early days. Even Jesus knew that loss because Joseph is never present in the gospels after Jesus is twelve. He also knew separation. I am confident through the fellowship of kindred spirits that Granny was not reluctant to go except she dreaded parting for your all’s sakes. That is how I think of it to, dread for the sorrow of those I leave. Jesus also felt that for his eleven on the eve of his leaving. As you know, love and grace will redeem the sorrow, little by little, until only blessed memory endures.
So glad you’re back to us. We have missed you and prayed for all of you. I too have lost both parents and it will get better as time begins to heal your hearts. I agree with others that knowing Granny is out of pain and with Jerry and Jesus is a comfort in itself. There is no right or wrong way to grieve and no time limit for how long it takes. Just know you and your family are loved and your Blind Pig army is here for you and praying for y’all. I have made Granny’s coconut pie many times before but will make it today in her honor. Our grown son asks me every time, “Is this Granny’s coconut pie?” This is to distinguish it from Grandma’s coconut pie. Grandma is his great grandmother. We love both recipes as we all love coconut too. Our prayers will continue unceasingly for all of you as you get used to your new “normal”.
Tipper and family. My heart knows the heaviness of loss. For awhile my steps were heavy and the load seemed too much to carry. The sudden jolts of realization were shocking and tiring. But as time would have it and the daily requirements insisted, my steps grew lighter and my shoulders squared. My face lifted to the sun and my ears heard the birds songs. May the space of your loss be filled to overflowing with God’s Great Love and It’s Joy. It’s the way your passed ones would have it because they are free and they rejoice. God bless each of you and may you carry on knowing the very best of Granny lives on in you.
With loving condolences, Catherine.
Granny is in the arms of the Lord and I rejoice He prepared a place for us. We love coconut pie, especially my dear son-in-law. I will make it for Easter and surprise him.
Tipper, WELCOME BACK!!!! Every day last week I checked to see if the blog was up and then I decided on Friday you needed and took a well deserved break last week. As I’ve read here, and can personally testify, you and your family have been prayed over a lot and will continue to be prayed for as you go through this time of great loss. You’re right about your dear mother (and daddy strolling over heaven together hand in hand.) Last Saturday morning I awoke to a female cardinal seemingly standing around my porch looking in my window and I knew in my heart some very special lady was sending her farewell or was in heaven telling me of her departure home. When I heard your mother had gone home, I knew somehow that cardinal had been sent here as a messenger on the wing. I’ve had an angel visit once when my sugar was so low I almost died. That angel looked like me except it was way more beautiful! He had curly dark locks and a strong look. “It” and I would call it a masculine presence-spoke not a word, but looked at me so intently and sternly from beautiful eyes I knew it had come to tell me I would survive this low sugar bout and I did. High sugar will put you in a coma BUT low sugar will kill you outright and suddenly so don’t mess around with that! Oh if we could see into the super natural, my oh my!!! The coconut pie is a definite keeper recipe and looks fairly easy to create. You had me at coconut pie. I need coconut, pineapple, limes, lemons, salt water, sand, a few jumping fish, palm trees, a warm ocean breeze, some sun and natural warmth personally!!!! I am so sick of the white stuff, I’m ready to explode! The “S” word is a dirty four letter word around here! I am so over the snow and ice and cold darkness and dreary weather!!! I’ve got cabin fever y’all. Prayers and blessings to you and the fam, Tipper -who is TIP TOP in my estimation!
God bless you all
Tipper, so good to see you appear in my email again. Only God can help you and the family through this tough time. My mother and daddy passed, 26 and 25 years ago, and I know their in heaven in no pain but there are times I would LOVE to ask them a question or remember their laughter. I know I will see them again but I sure do miss them. I love coconut cake and it was ALWAYS on the table at Christmas down south so I will be making Granny’s Quick Coconut Pie. God bless!
This world is not our home and your Mama has gone to our forever home. God bless you through these days. May the Holy Spirit fill your hearts, minds and homes with comfort and direction.
Thank God for His promise of the resurrection. I pray it comforts you all in the days to come.
Y’all have all been in my prayers. I can only imagine how you feel. I’ve definitely missed you, but I totally understand not being online. I actually thought you might be off even longer. I love you so much.
Happy to see you were back in my inbox this morning. I always include prayers for all of you but they have been extra long since Granny’s passing. Each of you feel like family to me & I have been sad for all of you but there is some happy in there her suffering is no more. I lost my momma to that evil disease when my son was only 5 1/2 months old. He is 36 now, almost 37. I don’t have any WOWs that would help except the biggest WOW-But God… she still lives, but with God.
With a tear in my eyes Tipper I thought about how much Granny went through.
And now that pain is over and one day she will get a new body that’s like his body that’s like Jesus. There is nothing that can fill the void that’s left when mommy dies after all she carried us 9 months before any one else saw us. Her memory will live in our hearts forever she blessed me so much with her singing and I will always remember that.
God bless you and your little family.
Mike
I know there is a beautiful celebration going on in heaven with Granny reuniting with Pap, her parents, grandparents, siblings & many more.
As when I told my dad when he was dying….
“You go on, Dad. The rest of us will come on after while.” And then he passed. It was almost like he was waiting for assurance. My prayers have & will continue to be for your family as you navigate through the tears & the absence of Granny.
Good to have you back. Losing one’s parents is hard but knowing you will see them again in Glory is comforting. One day at a time sweet Jesus.Prayers for y’all
Welcome back! Like many others, I’ve missed you and understand you needed some time. There are things is life we get through and over and things we get through but never over. The loss of a loved one is usually the latter.
I’m forwarding this post to my wife. Maybe she’ll take it as a hint and make one for me.
It’s so good to see a post from you! You & the family remain in my prayers. I’ll need to try Granny’s recipe soon. Made her Cheesecake recipe last week, it was a big hit.
I’m so sorry and sad to hear of Granny’s passing, you were so blessed to have her as long as you did, I’ve been praying for God to give you all peace, comfort and strength to help you get through this hard time in your lives, Tipper, you are all so loved by so many, it’s not the channel, it’s what you all bring to the channel, you’re real down home people and we all cherish that. I’ve been watching a lot of yours and the girls channels , with the music and clips of granny in them, just trying to offer some support in the only way I can by supporting y’all’s channels. God bless you all in this difficult time.
Good morning Tipper. It is so good to see your post this morning. I have missed you my friend. Thank you for the recipe and for sharing your feelings with all of us today. I will continue to remember you and your family in prayer as you get through this difficult time.
What better place to be than with the Lord? No more pain or sorrows. The ones left behind feel the pain and sorrow of missing Granny’s presence, her voice. Time does heal, but you will always miss your Mama.
Oh Tipper, I’m so glad you’re back. Every day I have been thinking of your family and praying for you. I know your pain and the lost feeling you and your family are feeling. After I read this I thought, who is Tipper going to call Christmas morning to say, “Christmas Gift”! And Paul, I cannot even… God bless your family. Love you.
Welcome back dear one. Missed you all but glad you took some time. Grief is one of those things we can’t escape or by-pass, we have to just go through it. And it never leaves, but we can grow our life bigger around it, and in some ways be better for it= being more empathetic, more patient and kind etc. You already know these things but I thought someone might benefit from reading it. Our prayers continue for you and yours.
Dear Tipper and family…We pray that the sheer volume of love and prayers sent from far and wide will sustain you through the Tsunami of grief that will sneek up on you at different times….and then you will remember again that Granny is safe and that I dont have to worry about her any more…and that I believe is the peace that surpasses our own understanding…with abundant love and care….
As I was getting my cup of coffee in the church kitchen I heard several of my fellow church members talking about the funeral service they went to and when asked who performed the service one of the ladies said Paul. She said he did and outstanding job. Another lady asked if he sang and my ears picked up. They were talking about Granny’s service but they were calling her by her name and not Granny. The ladies who attended Granny’s service said it was very beautiful. For Paul to do what he did was a pure act of love for his mother and the Lord he lives. Yes Granny will be missed but she is with Pap and with our living Savior.
Ron, thank you. It was a beautiful service. They were likely talking about Paul Ray Morgan who preached Granny’s funeral 🙂
we are so so for your loss. We watch you YouTube every day, even if we have to watch old ones. It feels like you are our family. My heart is heavy, but I rejoice that Granny is home and pain free. I pray for yall daily. May you have a sweet peace and all those precious memories and life’s golden nuggets ✨️. We love you all.
I’ve thought and prayed for you and the rest of your family, Tipper, everyday this week. My daddy will have been gone 26 years in June and I still think about him. The grief gets better but not the missing part. We have the memories and others to help us through but things are never the same after they leave us. God brings to my mind Scriptures which help and the knowledge that I will see my daddy again. I thank God for Granny and the brief time I got to be acquainted with her. She was a blessing to me. She and I had a lot in common besides the nine years between our ages. I will miss her but one of these days I will see her again in heaven. I’m looking forward to that day.
Tricia, I thought about the grief and feel the same. The grief may get a LITTLE better with time but the hole in your heart and missing them never heals-at least that is true for me. My daddy 33 years, mother 15, daughter 14 years, my wife 5 years, along with both my mother and father in law and many other family and friends. I know for the ones that were Christians I will see them again, they are in a better place, it’s the ones they leave behind that suffer.
The recipes they leave us are a little warm memory, every time we make them. My Neen’s was a rich, dense red velvet cake with almond icebox icing. Can’t make Chocolate Delight without thinking of my Aunt Nancy. Mamaw Johnson always made me mashed potatoes with red-eye gravy.
I’ve never tried a no-bake coconut pie, but now I’m gonna have to.
May the Lord comfort you all in your grief.
I will make this in honor of her sometime this week. You all have been in my prayers.
I will have to make this for my husband. He loves coconut,but I consider coconut to be as sawdust wildlings . Sending hugs and prayers to you all.
My brother in law says it’s like eating hair lol.
Thank you for sharing Granny’s coconut pie recipe. Continued prayers and thoughts for your family. Know that all of us think of you as our extended family and thank you for what you do.
Yes!
Welcome back, God bless you.
I’m glad to see you are back and to see the recipe you posted in tribute to Granny. Still praying for each of you during this time of loss. She was a very special lady and will be missed, but she is now healed walking with Jesus, your dad and so many others who are in heaven.
Sorry to hear of Granny’s passing. May you hold her memories near and find comfort in them. Rest in peace Granny.
Sweet lady, I have missed you so much!
Bless your heart, it’s hard to lose your mama but just knowing she is with her Lord and free from pain is a blessing and Pap must have been so happy to welcome her.
May God be with you and give you peace. Love and hugs❣️
I’m so sorry for your loss..I understand losing your Mama. Granny will be missed by so many because she was dearly loved. I’ve looked back over some videos and shed a few tears.
She is experiencing what we all look forward to one day. Granny and Pap are together again and I can’t wait to meet them up there one day. Oh, what a day that will be!
I’m continuing to pray for you. Look after yourself. Love you and your family! God bless!
I have found that making a recipe of a person who has crossed Jordan is a pleasant way to continue to honor, enjoy and share their life.
Tipper I was so excited that members of the church I now attend (Shady Grove Baptist Church) had attended the service and the wonderful statements about the service I heard the name Paul and immediately thought it was your brother. Diane and I will be trying the pie. Please know that you and your entire family are in our prayers.
Tipper, my heart is so sad. I know this is a hard time you. I’ve been through it with my mama. Like you, as much as I miss her, I wouldn’t wish her back to her pain. I can just see Granny’s face when she saw Jesus and your daddy. What a day! Just wanted to let you know I’ve missed you, and U’m praying for you and all the family. I love you.
Dear Tipper,
The loss of either parent is not easy as you know. With the passing of days the sorrow begins to fall away, and not be so stifling. You slowly find a new way of living without your mom. You’ll be in the middle of doing something and you’ll think, oh I need to tell mom about this and walk to the phone to call her, only to realize she’s no longer in her temporary home, but her eternal home with Jesus, and there in is where your comfort lies. Your memories will help sustain you as you travel down this unknown path. I send you my love and prayers, and also to your entire family may you all find peace in Jesus.
I am so sorry for your loss. It is so hard to lose a parent no matter how old you are but I agree with you that you wouldn’t want them to suffer anymore .
All my love and prayers for God to help you thru this time of grief and sorrow of the loss of your sweet Grannie. I loved watching her on your channel. She was a Godly woman and all of you were so loved by her.
There will be a hole in your hearts that will not be filled with her absence. Just lean on God to get you thru each hour of day.
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First time i read your blog to my husband, he cried like a baby, me too….we love and app the pressley family.
Glad to see you back. I have no words that will help with your grief. I will continue to pray for you and Granny’s family. I have never cared very much for any food made with coconut.
Sending prayers for comfort during this difficult time. Granny was a gem.
My dad went to be with the Lord last month. I understand your deep sadness and grief. I pray the memories of your sweet mama and your faith lift you up.
With great love comes great grief.
Much love and hugs from our family to yours.