My heart is heavy. I didn’t sleep well last night. Ironically, neither did Jon. Neither did Jonah. Neither did Riggins. We all ended up in our bed, naturally. We were all a bit testy this morning, but I\u00a0was in denial about it. Jonah pushed the heaviest of the kitchen chairs down the stairs + I blamed it on the weather when I called Jon in tears? But no, it was not the snow’s fault. One of my closest friends explained to me that when someone is rude to your or lashes out at you, it is most likely because they are hurting inside. Today this was the case. I miss my Grandma so much it hurts. I miss her big glasses\u00a0+ her perfectly manicured nails. I miss the way she would change her voice when she was being sarcastic or the way she would put her head down when she went really fast in her jazzy. I miss seeing her name pop up on my phone at 4:45 every day. I had to put her on my “five faves” phone plan, which meant that I could talk to her for as long as I wanted because she would send me over my minute limit otherwise. She taught me that the little things do indeed matter, that relationships define who we are\u00a0+ that everyone deserves to be happy. Our relationship left me changed. I remember being
completely<\/i> shocked at her funeral when I wasn’t the only one that she shared this very intimate, unconditional bond with. She had a heart made of gold + enough room for everyone in her life. She made everyone feel special. Which teaches me a valuable lesson in the kind of light I want to be for my friends, my family + my own children. How often do I take the time to let my people know how I feel about them? Charity never faileth! I know that Grandma is near. I can feel of her love. Although she took a good piece of my heart when she left this life, I am eternally grateful for the knowledge I have that I will be with her again someday. Death is one of the most heart-wrenching, hardest blessings to understand in this life. It hurts in such a way that is too intense for words. It really doesn’t seem fair. But I believe with all of my heart that God knows exactly what he is doing. He is so infinitely good. He loves each of us with the purest love there is!<\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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