Friday, November 19, 2010

Don't be sad it's over, be happy it happend.


I never thought this day would come, I never could have imagined it'd be so hard, and I've never been so grateful for the gospel and the knowledge I have of forever families.
My sweet Grandma passed away Thursday. It was so neat to be by her side with our family surrounding her knowing that in just a short time she would be re-united with my grandpa, she would be freed of her body that held her hostage for the last couple months, that she would be able to watch over us forever and someday we would be re-united with her!
My grandma was so fond of Austin, the relationship they shared was so special to me. I'm so grateful for that. My grandma left such a wonderful legacy, I'm blessed to be apart of that. In the past 5 years my sweet grandma has become dependent upon others, namely my mom. My mom is such an example of being selfless and taught me so many things through this experience. I'm so grateful to have been able to live so close to grandma most my life, I learned so many great things from her. There are so many memories we have with her! It was a blessing to be able to take care of her and all her needs, especially in the last 2 months when she was unable to do it for herself.
I will miss making Christmas candy with her, I will miss her long talks always centered around us, never her. I will miss her birthday cards, I will miss being able to take her to church, I will miss her John Wayne movies we were guaranteed to see every time we opened her door, yes, I will even miss her 6 AM phone calls on Saturday just to say "oh no rush I was just curious..." It will be hard driving by her house constantly, knowing she is no longer there, but above all that I am so grateful I was able to be so close to her, I'm grateful for all the memories, I feel blessed to have such an amazing mother due to an amazing grandma, I'm grateful for the legacy her and my grandpa left that I get to be apart of. One day I hope to be as great as her!

We love you grandma, give grandpa a big squeeze for all of us-- until we meet again!

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