Today we buried our Mammaw. I had to serve as a pallbearer and my sons were honorary pallbearers. It was tough, but I realized that she had a long and fruitful life. She influenced not only her family, but everyone she came in contact with. Indirectly everyone that I influence and my children influence, she will continue to influence. Although she never traveled far from home, she has been all over the world with me. I don’t think I ever saw her angry or raise her voice to anyone, but she had a subtle way of getting what she wanted.
I will miss coming home and sitting at the table in the morning eating homemade biscuits. I will miss bringing her “gourmet” coffee every Christmas. I will just miss sitting in the same room with her knowing that there was always at least one place in the world that I was welcome, could get a bite to eat and stay for the night and get some peace from this busy world.
My kids commented how quiet it was when we got to her house to change for the funeral home. I hope that the house doesn’t sit quiet for very long and that my family will continue to use it to gather and share more good times that are ahead.
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