Today is the 3rd anniversary( for lack of a better word) of the day that Grandma Sadie passed from this world and into the arms of our precious Heavenly Father. Life has gone on in many ways around here, but there is always that place in our hearts and minds that remembers Grandma.
For those of you who knew her, she was a force to be reckoned with, strong, blunt, unafraid, and yet soft and loving and full of love for those around her, one of a kind for sure!
I'm often struck at just how many time a day, even now, that I feel her with me, or just how often I say things that sound like her, or do things just like her, it's amazing to me just how deeply embedded she is in my being.
I've been thinking of just how much she meant to all of us, and just how much she affected the lives of those around her. I wanted to make sure that although this day, signifies to us here, the end of her life with us, that I didn't get bogged down in the sadness of it all, but that I remembered that not only is she in a better place now, but that I should try and make this day a celebration or reflection of her life here with us. I feel like if I turn this day into a day that commemorates her amazing life then I am honoring her more than if I cried buckets of tears for her...and don't get me wrong, I do cry and miss her all the time, but I want to find the balance between those.
I think part of the sadness comes because this time of year we feel more connected to family, and loved ones, and so when we focus on the fact that a loved one isn't with us, it makes it all the more sad...grief is hard.
So I want to dedicate this day, to one of the most lovable, funny, sweet, forgiving, special, AMAZING people that I've ever known, my grandma, Sadie Shedd.
Grandma, though you are no longer here with us your spirit remains tucked inside of all those that you touched with your life. You have shaped and guided so many of us, you have shown us the meaning of un-conditional love, you have cheered us up, you have helped us when we failed, and you have prayed with us and for all the days of your life, and we are forever blessed because we had you in our lives! Thank you for always loving us, even when we didn't deserve it! May we honor your life, your sacrifices, and your memory with our lives. May we continue to strive for the dreams and goals that you had for this family and for each of us in particular, and may we never forget just how lucky and blessed we truly are!
So, on this 9th day of December, a day that for this family holds such bittersweet meaning, I challenge us all to honor the memory of our loved ones, by doing something that would 've made them smile, by being an example of love to others, or even by just celebrating traditions that they taught you....turn your sadness into an attitude of gratefulness for their life and for yours!
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