Susee Mable's Silent Meditations

November 30, 1974 Posted by: Suhasini

Susee Mable, age 18 (Andhra Pradesh, 1959)   © Anandaraju Family Archives  You're so like the lady with the mystic smile Is it only 'cause you're lonely they have blamed you? For that Mona Lisa strangeness in your smile? —Mona Lisa by Jay Livingston, Ray Evans (as performed by Nat King Cole one of my mother's favourite singers) Posted by: Suhasini 

Pastor M. Benjamin, Victoriamma (Veeramma), Susee Mable, Anil and Suha. Three generations of love. Photos: © Anandaraju Family Archives (Bhimavaram, 1973) Posted by: Suhasini

Susee Mable (right) with Mrs. Lazar at Jinnur Maternity Centre (1971) © Anandaraju Family Archives Posted by: Suhasini

August 2, 1971 Lutheran Transfiguration Church Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India Signing Marriage Register Signing Marriage Register Photos: © Anandaraju Family Archives See more pics here . Posted by: Suhasini

Photos: © Anandaraju Family Archives Happy Birthday darling Mummy. You were an absolute delight. You're in our hearts forever. 💗 Posted by: Suhasini

© Anandaraju Family Archives "I miss you. I miss your voice. I miss your smile. I miss your smell. I miss your hug. I miss your jokes. I miss how you made me feel. I miss your everything."—Anonymous Posted by: Suhasini

Susee Mable and friend, Andhra Pradesh (1960s)   © Anandaraju Family Archives Posted by: Suhasini

Susee Mable and Solomon Injety, SDA General Conference, Indiana, 1990 (photograph: Ethel Injety ) She was a rugged Christian with dynamic faith. She was an eloquent and relentless crusader for righteousness in the family and the small selected contacts she owned. She kept all evil doers far away from her and that is why she had God fearing people as her few friends. She always spoke with courage, with deepest human understanding, and with stimulating hope. To know her was to love her. Yes a two year vision of your hope dim vision is becoming clearer: why she left us in a hurry. She was a champion of God's mold. What she did for you was in a hurry and taught you clearly how to follow. We loose best things fast. I want to join with you today with these thoughts, celebrating my pleasant memories of my beloved child of God. To me her life is an every day celebration, an inspiration. All three of you rejoice in the Lord Always. Happy Anniversary. Love, Bavaiah Solomon Injety...

© Anandaraju Family Archives Our life with our beloved Susee Mable (wife to Pamula and mother to Anil and Suha) was a blessed, happy and unforgettable journey. We wouldn't trade one minute of it for the world. Two years on, RIP darling Mummy. “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.”—John 14:1-4 Forever, Pamula, Anil and Suha

Susee Mable (far right) and friends with Victoriamma (far left) and Pastor M. Benjamin (back) © Anandaraju Family Archives Posted by: Suhasini

Thirty-one years ago, on Wednesday March 26, 1986 , my mother Susee Mable's beloved mother, Victoriamma passed away in a Narsapur hospital in Andhra Pradesh, India. The day my grandmother died is forever etched in my memory because the pure, consecrated, unwavering and unconditional love my mother felt for her mother was so palpable . Upon hearing of her mother's passing, Mum whispered, " No, please no " and collapsed to the ground. Her heart broken, she was inconsolable with grief. Victoriamma M. Benjamin © Anandaraju Family Archives My grandmother was born Veeramma Tanukula (her Christian name was "Victoriamma") on September 26, 1913 to a loving family in the village of Chilukuru (West Godavari district). Her parents were Isaiah and Mariamma Tanukula . She had an older sister named Gnanaratnamma (Gangamma) and a younger brother named Israel . On June 26, 1926 , she married Mylabathula Benjamin an elementary school teacher who became an orda...

With Mum at the helm, ours was a happy family life. She brought so much love and joy into our lives and taught us to explore our world with curiosity and kindness. Our first trip to the Toronto Zoo in 1979, filled with giraffes, monkeys, lions and aquatic life (among others), was an absolute delight; and not just because of our animal friends but because of Mum's cheerful spirit and wide-eyed wonder. She was a treasure, and not just as a wife and mother but as a nurse, a friend, a daughter, a sister, a human being and a child of God. We enjoyed every minute of our time together. Posted by: Suhasini; Photograph by: Raju (Dad), © Anandaraju Family Archives

Our Beloved Valentine © Anandaraju Family Archives Posted by: Suhasini

Susee Mable in Hyderabad, 1974 © Anandaraju Family Archives Posted by: Suhasini

Pastor M. Benjamin September 18, 1905 - January 21, 1984 with Mrs. Victoriamma and Susee Mable in 1974 On January 21, 1984, thirty-three years ago to the day, my mother's precious father—my beloved grandfather, Pastor M. Benjamin passed away in Nuzvid, Andhra Pradesh, India. Three decades may have passed, but there has not been one day where his name hasn't been mentioned in our home. He remains the unshakable, unforgettable and revered figure head of our family. Mrs. Victoriamma and Pastor M. Benjamin with grandchildren Anil and Suha Born Mylabathula Benjamin on September 18, 1905 * to a loving Lutheran family in the village of Agarthipalem (West Godavari district), my grandfather’s devotion to Christ was a calling he heeded from an early age. Always one to follow his heart and think outside the box, he converted to Adventism in his youth and later became an ordained and venerated pastor within the South Asian Adventist mission for over four decades. Before ...

Susee Mable with friends and fellow students from King George Hospital School of Nursing, Vizag, Andhra Pradesh, India (1960s) Posted By: Suhasini © Anandaraju Family Archives