I've been thinking lately about a lot of things. Mostly I've been thinking about my Grandma Saundra. She was killed two and half years ago in a sudden accident. She was 64. My grandma was a huge part of my life. She was there for everything and always cared about what I was doing. My thinking started when we were decorating our tree last week. My grandma gave us a new ornament every year for Christmas. This angel was the one she gave me the Christmas before she died. Maybe it was a coincidence, but I wonder, did she have any idea that she was going to be my angel very soon? And why is it, that ever since she died that when I see a bird it reminds me of her? I think it's strange that the angel is holding a bird in each hand.
I miss my grandma lately. Maybe it's because I've been feeling a little lonely and I wish she was here so I could call her on the phone and chat or get her latest recipe.
It seems like such a small thing, but I'm grateful for this ornament that my grandma gave me. It serves as a reminder that she is still with me and that I will see her again someday.
4 comments:
nat, i've been thinking so much about grandma lately too.
i love the ornaments i have from her.
i loved your post.
love you.
tam
grandma was holidays! you name a holiday and she loved it! she always had a way of making them special. she was always a comforter and even now she finds ways to show us comfort with our memories and our birds...
Beautiful post Nat. Christmas has a way of making memories poignant. I trace the outline of her face in photos and can almost feel her fingernails in my hair. Her physical presence is still so strong for me... the way she stood, and smiled, and her hands - the way she held them. She is good... and so is her beloved granddaughter.
I'm sure she is so happy to know that you think of her often, and remember her through memories, gifts, holidays, and seeing something as seemingly ordinary as a bird.
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