A Special Lady

What a special lady Louise was to our whole family. She probably thought she got more of our family's relationship with her, but the truth is that we probably got the better end of the deal.... someone who care for us and prayed for us constantly, remembered every special event in our lives and celebrated them as if they were her own, blessed us with her generosity and someone who just sought love in whatever form it came. She was family to us.

She left this world early this morning, but not without knowing she was loved by friends and "family". This is a picture of our family (many years ago). It's the last one I can find where she felt well, we were all together, and she was still in her home.

According to Louise, she had never seen a more beautiful child as Jack. She held him, adored him, loved to hear stories about him, receive pictures of him. She loved him more than he knows, but we will do best to remind him throughout the years. Jack is now going on 3 and affectionately refers to her as "Weezy" instead of Louise.

This was Jack's 1st Christmas and Louise always came over to celebrate Christmas Eve with us. She would constantly remind us at dinner how wonderful if was to celebrate a good meal, with such wonderful family. She was so right.

I haven't lost a grandparent for a long time... not since I was a little girl around 7 years old. I am very lucky to have healthy grandparents to this day. Louise is as close as they come to a grandmother and sometimes you don't know how hard something hits you... until it does.