Remembering Grandma

Today was a bitter sweet day. It was Grandma Wanda's birthday. She passed away this past December. We decided to go to her grave site and have a little birthday party. The weather wasn't that great, but when we all pulled up and got out of the car, the clouds opened up and the warm sun shinned down on all of us! It was amazing!(thanks grandma!) We wrote special messages on paper, tied them to balloons and sent them to heaven for her to read! The kids enjoyed this so much! Its hard for them to understand where we go after this life here on earth! We all miss her more than she will ever know. She was such a true inspiration to each and every one of our family members as well as everyone who knew her. She was honestly the sweetest most loving and caring person I have ever know. She AlWaYs put everyone before herself. Her acts of kindness were so numerous, that you could never count them! She had a large family including lots of grandchildren and great- grandchildren, and lots of in-laws. She never ever forgot any one of our birthdays. You could always count on a call from her on your special day. I took this for granted! Even though she must have been in some pain the last years of her life, you NeVeR heard any negativity or complaining. She was the glue that held us together! She was the best example of compassion and kindness. She was very active in genealogy and our ancestors from Sweden, and when you had a question about someone from the past, she always knew the answer and had a fun story to go along with it! I strive to be like her one day, even though I know I will never come close! I am grateful for the gospel and the knowledge that the next life can be eternal. We will all be together again one day! We miss you grandma!!