my grandma...i miss her sweet smile and affectionate ways.
i miss seeing her busy knitting yet another scarf, even though its summer. i miss sitting next to her and her hand holding mine, gripping my fingers tightly. her size was misleading, considering her strength. i miss when she would ask me if i have to work, even though it was saturday. i miss her trying to feed me fruit, candy, cookies, and telling me i need to eat more.
i miss her kisses that were more like sniffs with her nose, because she didnt want to leave lipstick on our faces. i miss her asking me why i wasnt cold in just a t-shirt, and it was eighty degrees outside. i miss walking arm in arm with her. i miss her pretty graying curls...
i miss the way she looked at me, perhaps as if i was still a child. she would often comment how quickly time has passed, how her grandchildren have grown, as if we were children just yesterday. but in her eyes, we were probably still children.
i miss taking her and my grandpa out to lunch and how she would want to share his food. but mostly, i miss knowing that i could come back and see her again tomorrow...
i miss her so much, but i know that my grandpa misses her a hundred times more. theyve spent over seventy years together, with more memories than most people have in a lifetime. and my heart aches for his loss...
so i dedicate today to her, with fondness and love. for today, we would have celebrated her 90th birthday.
i pray you are with the Lord, grandma. we will miss you dearly.
