10 years ago today, one of the most influential people in my life passed away, my grandma. It was sudden and gut wrenching! I don't believe that I have been the same ever since. She has missed some of the most important moments of my life. I prayed to her for strength during one of the most trying times of my life--something that mirrors her own. I know for the last decade she has been watching me, but it still hurts to have her gone.
Not a day goes by that I don't think of her or wonder what she would think if she were alive. I strive to be at least half the woman she was and I don't think I ever could be that good. After her passing, our family was visited by ladybugs, often at times when we were down or felt like we needed a hug. I will always believe that those ladybugs are from my grandma. It's just her reminder that she is watching out for us. I believe it so much that I had a ladybug tattooed on my ankle.
I am proud to be from the same blood as my grandma. I am so proud to see how ahead of her times she was. What young Catholic woman divorces a cheating spouse and then takes her young son to a place unknown to re-start their lives? When I have a bad day I always think of how worse things must have been for her and yet she was so happy.
My mom says that we all have a bit of grandma in us and I really think we do. Each one of us shares a special trait with her and for that she will always live on through her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
My life has been forever altered because of the death of a great lady, but she will always be remembered by everyone that knew her.
For my gratefulness project: I am grateful for having known someone as wonderful as my grandmother!
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