When I count my blessings, my grandma always makes my top ten list. When I was born, my mother was ill and unable to care for me. My grandparents stepped in and helped raise me. My grandmother was patience, love, kindness and everything good wrapped into one person. She was always available for anyone who needed her or when a person just needed someone to listen. After I left home, we would sometimes spend hours talking on the phone, sometimes laughing, sometimes crying and sometimes just saying nothing important at all. No matter who was talking to her, she made them feel like they were the most important person to her. She made me feel that way until I had kids. It was at that point that I realized they stole my place in her heart. I know that's not true, really her heart just got bigger whenever she added another person to it. Most importantly, she loved the Lord and lived for Him daily.
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| Grandma's High School Senior Picture |
In 2009, she was diagnosed with cancer and succombed very quickly despite her excellent health. This Wednesday is our second year to celebrate her birthday and the blessing that she was to us without being able to hug her. We miss her so much but keep her alive in our hearts and the way my husband and I raise our children.
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| Grandma and my middle daughter the year before Grandma died |
The card below is inspired by my grandma's 18th birthday picture. I used the Sonoma papers and Sweet Moments stamp set from Close to my Heart - www.ctmh.com/aprilnourse. I also used the Art Philosophy cricut cartridge from Close to my Heart to cut the shapes before stamping.
Thank you for allowing me to share!
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