Today was a good day and a hard day. This morning I woke about 4:30am to get ready to drive to Idaho for the day. Gaby got the honor of riding with me. On Saturday morning we got a phone call letting us know that our adopted Grandma Colleen had passed away. Colleen came into our lives about 12 years ago and has come to mean a great deal to me and my family, but mostly my dad. Today I left my house at 6 am to attend Grandma Colleens funeral in Idaho. I had been told by both of my parents that it wasn't necessary to make the trip, but how could I not...I loved Colleen. What an amazing woman. The service today was beautiful and full of stories of the happiness that Colleen spread all of her life from a young age until her last day.
One of the things I will never forget about Colleen was her porcelain doll collection. Colleen doesn't have any granddaughters to pass them onto. Each of my sisters and our daughters got to go and pick out one of the dolls that we would like to have. I never made it down to pick mine out, but I plan to go soon. Colleen loved her dolls so much that she had replicas of her three grandsons made. They are beautiful.
Here is to an amazing woman. She loved all and touch the hearts of any that entered her life. Happiness was always near when she was close by. I love you like a grandma...you will always remain in my heart. We will miss you dearly Grandma Colleen!
3 comments:
What a wonderful Lady! I wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed looking through all of her pictures while making the slideshow. She is so beautiful, and always happy in her photos! love you!
sorry about your loss. look at your gabby, so grown up!
So glad that you got to go...sorry for the loss. So grateful for our Gospel knowledge.
Post a Comment