My blogging has been in hiatus the last couple of weeks. Mostly because we were in Minnesota from July 1-10th. The morning that we were getting ready to fly home my Mom called and said that my Grandma (my Step-Dad's Mom) had a stroke in the middle of the night, but we didn't know how serious it was. By the time our plane landed her condition had worsened and the doctors said there was nothing that could be done.
A few minutes after arriving home my sister (Rachel), brother-in-law, and myself headed to the hospital and were able to pray over her, read her Psalms 121 (her favorite chapter from the Bible), sing, and talk to her for a while. She was hooked to a breathing tube and looked very pitiful, but did squeeze our hands and even opened her eyes a little a few times.
We thanked her for never treating us like "step-grandchildren" and let her know how much we appreciated her always showing up at school performances, church programs, and birthday parties. I didn't actually tell her good-bye because I was still hopeful for a miracle, but she went home to be with Jesus the next morning after I saw her.
My Grandma has been an inspiration to me because she raised 5 boys with such grace and ease. Her cooking was second to none and I'll never forget her potato salad at Easter, homemade pies at Thanksgiving, and chocolate fudge at Christmas. Her faith in God was solid and never unwavering.
Yesterday was her memorial service and many stories were shared of my Grandma's generosity, beautiful spirit, and love of her family. All of the granddaughters were able to pick out one of her scarves and I'm still trying to decide how I want to display mine and honor the elegant woman she was.
Today we had a service at the grave-site and my Step-Dad and Uncle Tim shared some words about her and my sister, Hannah, played the guitar and sang a song she wrote for Grandma while wearing one of her scarves.
Although my heart is filled with sadness, and I wonder how my Grandpa will recover after losing his spouse of 59 years, I take comfort in the fact that we will be reunited in Heaven someday.
Until then Grandma, I will remember and love you always.
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