Funny how things hit you sometimes. One year ago today Grandma you left us. This hit me like a ton of bricks today and I would have never guess it would nor that it was even today. Grandma you were stuck for what seemed like 20 years just in declining and bad health. I always wondered why you were still here. But I think I know. You were stability, surety, and strength for us all. We pulled from you and you helped carry us through this life. You still are even today. You taught us what family means and how to appreciate it. You taught us the value of being present and there for each other. I miss you. How I wish I could talk to the you of 30 or 40 years ago just to hear your thoughts. To sit with you and Grandpa and just talk. I’m sure the wisdom you would both have to share would be fantastic but I bet more than anything you’d both be so present.
You left behind a great family. Tim Jr., Sandra, Amy, Stephanie, Timothy, we are okay most days. Battered and bruised sure at times, but walking forward, trying to carry on what you taught us. All of us pretend to fight about who your favorite was, but the reality is that you were just our favorite. We all felt like your favorite because that’s how you loved us. We try to be there for each other and to treat others with love and respect like you taught us, despite any differences. So much has changed since you left us and much has remained the same. My family looks different but you’d be super proud of Caleb and Daniel. We try to have lots of fun together and make lots of memories because I think that’s the heritage you left me. Things haven’t worked out exactly as I thought they would, but you lived such a long life that I think you saw about everything there was to see in one form or another. Thanks for the family heritage you passed down. Thanks for the faith. Thanks for raising a daughter with the capacity to be an unbelievable mom. Thanks for my family. I wouldn’t be where I am today without you and what you created and gave to us. Hope you enjoy your today, we are going to get outside and make a memory in your honor.
From The Whale's Belly 