Grandma Catharina

[Verse 1]
Theresa was a little girl with stars in her eyes,
Running through the kitchen while the Sunday bread would rise.
Catharina would smile and say, “Come sit here close to me,”
And every little story felt like home was meant to be.
She held her through the hard days,
Wiped every tear she cried,
And no matter where life took her,
Grandma stayed right by her side.

[Pre-Chorus]
She was the apron and the prayer,
The steady in the storm.
When the world got cold and cruel,
Her love kept Theresa warm.

[Chorus]
Oh, Catharina, sweet Catharina
You’re the heart inside her soul
Oh, Catharina, sweet Catharina
You made the broken pieces whole
With your hands of love
And your quiet grace
Catharina, Catharina
Still lives in Theresa’s face

[Verse 2]
By the porch light in the evening,
With the crickets in the yard,
She’d say, “Baby, keep on going,
Even when it feels too hard.”
There were summer jars of peaches,
And a worn out rocking chair,
And a thousand little blessings
Wrapped up in the way you cared.

[Pre-Chorus]
You taught her how to stand,
You taught her how to stay.
How to hold the ones you love
And love them anyway.

[Chorus]
Oh, Catharina, sweet Catharina
You’re the heart inside her soul
Oh, Catharina, sweet Catharina
You made the broken pieces whole
With your hands of love
And your quiet grace
Catharina, Catharina
Still lives in Theresa’s face

[Bridge]
Now Theresa tells your stories
Like a candle in the dark,
Passing down your name and kindness
To every waiting heart.
And when the wind gets heavy,
She can hear you in the rain,
Saying, “Little girl, keep walking”
Like you never went away.

[Final Chorus]
Oh, Catharina, sweet Catharina
You’re the heart inside her soul
Oh, Catharina, sweet Catharina
You made the broken pieces whole
With your hands of love
And your quiet grace
Catharina, Catharina
Still lives in Theresa’s face

Oh, Catharina, sweet Catharina
Every prayer still knows your name
Oh, Catharina, sweet Catharina
Theresa carries all your flame
With your hands of love
And your quiet grace
Catharina, Catharina
Home lives in your embrace