When I think of her...

I think of my Grandma Cheney quite frequently. This blog- Carmen's posts here and posts and pictures on Facebook- have been so special to me. I love each of them so much and look forward to her sharing more. I have wanted to share some thoughts of my own for a while. The Spring time always brings strong memories of Grandma to my mind.

When I think of Grandma Cheney...
I think Grandma Bonnie...
I think of french braids- the ones she did in my hair, in BreAnne's, in Carmen's...
I think of watching The Music Man and Pete's Dragon and remember the touch of Grandma's hands in my hair while getting those braids while at the cabin at Duck Creek...
I'm reminded of the smell of melulueca oil...
Melulueca oil on Grandma's hands, on our sores or burns...
I think of road trips and visits, long talks and kind words...
I think of chocolate covered grapes!
I think of her beautiful white hair...
I think of her smile...
I think of her smile at family parties or anytime we were together with some or a lot of our family...
I think of Easter...
I think of her sweet voice...
How special that voice always made me feel- how loved...
I remember her being at all of my most special days- my wedding day...
And although she was gone before the birth of my first child, I've felt her during each pregnancy, after each one of the births of my 3 children...
I've never stopped feeling her love or presence in my life...
I feel she watches over me, over all of her family...
Her love still exists even though she's left this life here with us...
I see it in her children- in my aunts and uncles-
I remember her through them and am grateful for their shared memories of her...

Thank you Grandma, for all the love you gave and continue to give me. I love you and miss you dearly.

(Thank you Carmen, for sharing pictures of Grandma with me. I hope you don't mind my saving them for myself. I love them. Thank you for all the precious thoughts and feelings you've shared of your mom- your love for her, the loss you feel over her death. Such special feelings that I hold dear. Please share more soon! With Mother's Day just 1 week away, it seems most fitting.)