Happy Valentine’s Day my beautiful friends 🙂 I hope you guys have something fun planned with someone[s] you love, and I hope that you are able to build amazing memories for years to come!
This weekend we are going to be celebrating the incredibly inspiring life of my Grandma who passed away a few days ago. While I am incredibly sad that she’s gone, I am truly so thankful for her in every way possible.
I remember a time not long ago when we would play Uno together,
where she taught me how to play Solitaire,
where she demanded that I not read at the dinner table.
I remember the way my Papa would still pinch her butt and the way that she blushed but also loved that he still did it.
I remember the lasagna and salad she always had waiting for us when we finished the long drive from Texas to Northern California,
and the fact that she was the one who introduced me to Days of Our Lives.
I remember so many things and then I realize that I blinked and was no longer 10 but rather 29. I looked away for one second and all of a sudden I’m a grown woman with a child of my own, and I can’t help but be faced with the fact that life is so very incredibly short. We’re never promised tomorrow, but today we have a choice. Today we can waste away in self-doubt, frustration, jealousy and anger.
Or today we can choose love.
So today, which is really just another day, is ALSO another day that we can choose to love one another well.
I choose love today, and tomorrow I will choose love again. And the day after that, as long as I live.
I love you guys. Happy Valentine’s Day 🙂
I’m so sorry to hear about your grandmother’s passing. You’re in my prayers!
I love this post…choose love. Such an important reminder to not just focus on choosing love once a year, but rather every moment we’re alive. Thanks, Heather. 🙂
I am so sorry to hear about your grandmother, Heather. Thanks for sharing such a great message.
So sorry to hear about your loss. Sounds like you have some wonderful memories to keep with you. Happy Valentine’s Day to you and your family.
Your grandmother sounds like she was quite the lady. If you’re headed to the Bay Area to do final goodbyes, safe travels. And Happy Valentine’s Day to you too!
Sorry to hear about your grandmother, but what beautiful memories you have of her! (the pinching the butt one is so cute!)
Happy Valentines to you and your family and thank you for the reminder! 🙂
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I am so sorry for your loss…I hope you and your family are staying strong, together, and remembering all the good times you had with her.
I lost my grandmother a few months ago myself…so I have a sense of what you are going through right now. *hugs*
I’m so sorry for your loss, Heather. It sounds like she was a wonderful woman with a big heart. This post is a beautiful way to remember her and to remind us all of the important things in life. 🙂 Happy Valentine’s Day!
Oh Heather, I’m so sorry to hear about your loss. I lost my grandfather just a few days ago, and it’s a unique experience to realize that we have entered that time in our life where the pillars of our childhood are starting to leave us. I so hope you are comforted by wonderful memories of your grandmother.
I’m sorry to hear about your grandmother’s passing. You are blessed to have such wonderful memories!
so sorry for your loss, but thankful for such an amazing woman to remember and to aspire to be!
xxoo
I’m sorry to hear about your grandmother. Grandmother’s are special people with the ability to be like a mother but your friend as well. No judgement just love. What a perfect day to remind us all to get over ourselves and just choose love. Thank you for the reminder. May The Lord be with you and your family this weekend.