Friday was a difficult day for me. It was the day of my Grandma's funeral and I was 1,000 miles away from my family and unable to attend the service. I sought the advice of friends and asked them for any ideas on how to spend this day honoring my grandmother. I received some wonderful ideas and incorporated them into my day. Here's what I did: I lit a candle and read my grandma's life history that my aunt read at the service- it even included some of my own words. I went and bought a beautiful begonia to care for that my grandma would have loved. We went to a Mexican restaurant at lunch - I don't know if Grandma loved Mexican half as much as we took her to eat it, but it only seemed appropriate. I donned her pretty pink apron and attempted to make her special cinnamon rolls- they weren't half as good as her but it was therapeutic nonetheless. I sat out on our deck watching the fawns graze in our grass and read uplifting spiritual stories from Guideposts. Lastly, I created this slideshow from photos of Grandma over the past few years. Love you, Grandma.
To my family: If you'd like a CD of this slideshow, please let me know and I'll mail you one.
2 comments:
Very nice tribute Tara. I didn't get too many opportunities to visit with Aunt Arthella but I know she had a heart of gold and she will be missed and besides she is the sister of my mother-in-law Arla and she is a fantastic lady and they were a lot alike.
Bob Hlina
Prince George, BC Canada
Tara, what a beautiful tribute to your Grandma. We all loved Aunt Arthella so much and will really miss her. I feel horrible that I couldn't be at the funeral. I wanted to be there very much. She was a wonderful, lovely lady. We were lucky that she was in our lives.
Love, Sheryl
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