grandma has been in heaven for a little over a year and a half.
i still miss her every day.
i know that she was very near on jonah’s birthday.
when i first moved out of my parents house, i didn’t have a lot of kitchen gadgets to my name.
back then, i wasn’t as in to stocking my future kitchen as i was my current closet.
naturally, moving out taught me a lot about myself.
i got a call from grandma one day saying she needed my help with a project she was working on.
she didn’t really need help.
she had cleaned out her cupboards and filled box after box for me to take to my new home.
she sent me home with a brand new kitchenaid mixer, silverware, tuppereware,
frozen cookiedough, her handwritten cookbooks, this-n-that,
and container of sprinkles that has forever changed my life.
grandma claimed that sprinkles were her happiness.
she guaranteed me that day that if i would sprinkle a few sprinkles on whatever i ate for breakfast,
i would have a day full of happiness and joy.
regardless of whether she used this trick in her daily life or just told me it
because she knew it would help me get through this new transition,
it has been stuck in my heart ever since.
grandma taught me to be grateful for my life, and to be embrace who i am.
i am a better person, a better daughter, and a better mom because of her.
she chose to live a life built on genuine relationships and sincere happiness despite of all her health issues.
i know that she took care of little jonah before he got here,
+ i can’t wait for the day where we are all together again!
i can totally picture her singing her special rendition of happy birthday with i love you on the end.
Dang you! Made me cry!
She is here though, I’ve no doubt!
There is absolutely no way she doesn’t know what is going on with each and every one of us..
-Holly
this is the sweetest most tender thing ever…it made me want to cry! your blog is my most favorite of all blogs so i hope you know that! i am so close with my grandma and she is coming to visit this week, so reading this just made me appreciate her that much more. xo
I was so mad I wasn’t able to go to her funeral. I was stuck at the hospital with B–but my heart ached for you guys that day. Tears were shed for her. I loved that woman like she was my own grandma. She was always so dang nice to me! I saw a lady that reminded me a lot of her the other day at Kohls and I wanted to go give her a hug. So glad you have special memories of her for you to hold on to and tell your littles about. Nothing better than a memory in a pocket, for a rainy day.
Love you.
xo
Whit
This was beyond sweet, Ginger. I’m going to sprinkle some sprinkles in my breakfast from now on. 🙂
(P.S. Got your message on FB. I have not meant to ignore you, we’ve just been crazy busy. I’ll write you back soon. 🙂
i needed this today.
grandma webb had a heart of gold.
i miss her. i miss her hugs. i miss her hour long phone calls for absolutely no reason at all. i miss her calls to sing us happy birthday every year. i miss her way of making each one of her grandkids feel as if they were her favorite.
i will never forget the last seconds we spent with her in her hospice room before she passed through the veil. i will cherish that special moment forever.
i love you ging. and know she watches over us every day of this mortal journey.
how sweet is this…and she sounded like such an amazing lady….adore
this was seriously the sweetest thing to read. thank you for sharing this. my one grandmother has never fully been “all there” and my other grandmother died when a few days after I was born. While I did grow up with a Nana (Step-Grandmother) and I love her dearly, I have always been a little sad to not have had an opportunity to have developed that type of relationship with my grandmother.
@holly – – i don’t doubt it either, not for one minute. she is very close + still cheering us on every single day.
i’m sorry i made you cry. i hope you have a wonderful day with grandma in mind. she wants us to be happy!
i love you!
@emi – you are my sweetest blog friend + i am so glad that we have been united. i hope your week with your grandma was magical and sprinkle filled from top to bottom. i hope you post some pictures so i can partake of your adventures as well.
xoxo sweet girl!
@whit – you are the most selfless mother in this world. thank you for sharing that. it makes me happy to hear grandma webb touched your life as well. i remember being so blown away at her funeral by all of the people that shared such fond memories with her because she had touched their life with her love as well. i’m not surprised that you were also a recipient of her kindness.
i love you. not sure if i’d make it as a mother without you + your example.
@ash -do it! teach your darling girls + handsome son that it was grandma webb’s favorite. what a special memory.
+ do not stress about it. i’m here to help with whatever you need!
@sharstin – – you are so kind, thank you for always having the sweetest words to share. you are such an inspiration in my life. i adore you!
@ky – you make me cry without even trying. what would i do without you + what would we do without the knowledge that we will be with grandma again. i wish i could have been there with you guys that special night. i know that she is watching over us + cheering for us all along the way!
you inspire me to be better, and i’m lucky to have you for my best friend. i love you to the moon.
A sincerest post coming from a grand daughter. So sweet of you.I grow old away from my grandmother but the precious five years of my life that we are together reminds me so much about her. The sweetest gestures she always give, the cuddle moments and the time she consoles me everytime my mom leaves to work.
Quite emotional reading your post, I know that if we have the chance more to be together, I can able to experience too the things you post about your grandma.:)
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