This post may be long and is more for me to get out so don't worry if you don't read it all.....
October 29th was a very hard day for me. I got to work and saw I had a voice mail on my cell phone. I knew that my grandma hadn't been doing to well, especially after the last round of surgery that she went through. The voice mail was from my dad (Matt). He called to let me know that my grandma had passed away the night before. Talk about knocking the wind out of ya! I burst into tears and went running into the bathroom. (Not the best news to hear right when you get to work). It was a rough day but I got through it. After the initial shock I started to calm down and feel comfort about it. No, she is not a member of the church, but I have a strong testimony of eternal families and believe one day that we will be reunited again. It's so wonderful to have the church and knowledge that I have when something like this happens. I am so thankful for a loving Heavenly Father who knows me and is there for me anytime I need him. Prayer is a wonderful thing!
I got an email from my Uncle Dick asking me to write a letter to my Grandma of things I want read at the funeral. I struggled with this for many days, I think the main reason is because for many years she was like a mother to me, and to pick one or two memories to write down didn't seem sufficient for me. She raised me how do you choose something like that? I found out that the funeral was on the Friday following which was the November 5th. Nothing could have stopped me from being there. My work offers 5 days bereavement pay which I was unaware of until this time, and it was a blessing not to have to worry about work. I will talk about the trip more in a different post. We were able to make it to the funeral where I was allowed to get up and speak about my Grandma Lee. I took a deep breath, said a prayer and smiled. I felt an overwhelming feeling that she was happy. That she knew we were all there that day celebrating her life. I got up talked about the good times, and as I sat down gave my Grandpa a big hug. It was a sad day, I wish I could have been around and saw her more these last 5 years, but it was happy as well, she is not in pain any longer and is happy. I love my Grandma very much and can't wait to see her again someday. Here are a few pictures of her and I, enjoy. These aren't the best scans...I wish I still had some of my baby clothes for my girls. I will for sure remember to keep a few special outfits for my girls to give to their kids.
And for those of you who think that Bridgette looks more like Jason I think she looks quite a bit like me here :)
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