Lets see, September was a
very uneventful month. Well, atleast the beginning of September.. Anyways. We began
the week celebrating my birthday. As I get older the age becomes a number. And
you just start to accept that you are getting older and hopefully wiser. For
some reason this birthday wasn't exciting as I hoped or planned it to be. Maybe
it's because mom had to suddenly go to Texas because grandmothers health was
declining rapidly. And all I could hope for is... please grandmother hold
it a little longer.. if you have to pass away please not on my birthday. I know
that sounds a little selfish but it would make me feel really sad knowing that
we shared a birth and death celebration. And that wasn't something i wanted to
share, I know... but can you blame me for feeling this way.. I started to feel
really sad and letting that feeling damper my day.and So I had to put that
feeling aside and try really hard to celebrate my birthday. And overall, I did
pretty good. I had some delicious cake and got a bike for my bday. It was
really a well spent bday. And the best part of that day is hearing the voice of
my favorite people calling to wish me a happy birthday. It truly made my day.
Especially knowing that grandmother wasn't feeling the best she was there and that
was all I needed to smile. I truly am so lucky to have such amazing
grandparents.
Three days later I got the phone call from
mom. As I saw her name on my caller ID and knowing that it was 7 in the
morning. My heart just froze. I knew this was the phone call I've been waiting
for. The call that I didn't want to hear.. so I bravely answered the phone call
and let the words sink in to my already broken heart. It was heart
breaking. I didn't want to believe it. I didn't want to say goodbye just yet.
My heart kept repeating the words ‘it is not a goodbye and that it's I'll see
you later’. I needed my testimony to remind me that there is life after this
earth. I needed to remember that there is a plan for all of us. And that it was
Grandmothers turn to be reunited with her mom and dad and all her sisters. Can
you imagine being away from your parents that long? How sweet is the reunion to
be with your family again? And for her to no longer be in pain. Boy I am truly
grateful that there is no end to love.
After hearing the news Nathan, Laneah and I flew to Texas to attend her Texas funeral. I had a nice
conversation with Aunt Camielle on our way to Grandmother & Grandpa Call’s
house. I remember from many conversations that we had together. My favorite part
is when she said, “Although she may be not be physically there but her spirit
is there. And you can feel her presence. And she also said you'll know what I
am talking about when you go in.” After
I said hi to everyone I decided to walk around and see her beautiful home. It
was my first time being there and it was a very beautiful home. Her home feels
like a match made in heaven. And after I felt her presence I now understand
what my aunt was telling me. She was there and all I could remember as i was
walking around her home is that you can feel her love and a sweet hug. That you
always get when you see grandmother. And my eyes were filled with so much love
for my sweet sweet grandmother. As we were all together and about to say
family prayer, you see Grandpa in his chair filled with tears. He shared with
us that he could feel grandmother’s presences and that he could feel her love
with all of us being together again.
As
we attend the funeral there was a story that caught my attention the most. It’s
the story of grandmothers love for the scriptures. She has mentioned many time
"do you understand? " "do you get it?" As uncle Darren
ponder on that question he found the scripture that grandmother was talking
about. It is in Romans 8: 16-18. And to share my own understanding of that
scripture it is; that our spirits desperately communicate with each that we are His
children even when we sinned and are not perfect. He wants us to come home to
Him. And that we need to turn to Him in repentance and know that he is there for
us. He
wants us to come home to Him. And that we need to turn to Him in repentance and
know that he is there for us. It was a really neat funeral. The weather was
perfect. And it made for it a great day. After the funeral we all went back to
g&g Call's house. It was so fun. We gather together and played some fun
games, and went to the park with the kiddos. Christopher, Geoffrey, Carolina, Jonathon,
and John went to the park. The boys including the little ones all played at the
playground where no one was allowed to touch the ground.. so everyone was on
top of the slide or bars.. seeing stevie and scottie trying to climb the bars
was alittle bit terrifying. All I could say to the boys, what example are you
guys setting? Theyre like we are setting an example of fun! Lol Anyways. Later
in the evening the girls went out for an ice cream! It was fun being able to
hang out with our aunties. It was nice being able to share lots of laughs and
memories. It was a great weekend. So, we all went home safely sound. It was
nice being able to sit behind the sheafors. Laneah enjoyed seeing her cousins
on this trip. I love this stage of her life. She is so fun!
Anyways
the weekend after General Conference, I took another trip to Utah! This trip
was surprisingly fun! Okay, let me tell you! Wednesday afternoon, we rented a
16’ truck. Thursday afternoon, we drove the big truck & haul all of
Christina’s stuff to Utah. That truck was so huge that driving it passed 70 mph
creeped me out! And every time I would
pass 75 mph the top part of truck would come in and bounce out. You know what I
mean? Like if you sit on the car hood and then you get off it makes that
popping sound, the sound of it going back to place. And that is what that was
like. The weather was CRAZY in Wyoming! It started with sunshine, and ten mins
later it was rain, and then hail, and then snow, and then rain. It finally
cleared when we reach Rock Springs. Driving a truck was fun! I think my
favorite part of that trip was knowing that I drove that big truck and I don’t
know if I want to do it again.. But knowing that I did it felt like a HUGE
accomplishment that week. Lol no pun intended. So we left at 1230pm and arrived
to Salt Lake around 830pm. And by the time we were done with unloading and
dropping the BIG truck off it was around 10pm. I think you can say it was
pretty good timing. I seriously did not want to be responsible for the truck
anymore, I droped the truck of that night instead of waiting the next
morning. So, We drove home the next day! And that was hard for some reason; we
didn’t have the popping sound to keep us up anymore. We were anxious to get
home! The rental car did not have cruise control and so did the Budget truck!
That was a hard drive especially knowing that you have to control your foot and
keep an eye out for cops. There was a TON that day. So it made that trip even
longer isn’t it crazy how much we rely on such alittle button for road trips. But
I am so glad that trip is over. It was a very busy weekend. And the best part
of the weekend is that Monday was a holiday. So, we spent the last two days
(Sunday &Monday) Playing games! We pretty much started a scrabble game at
midnight. I know! It was so late. But hey the baby slept in till 8am. She went
to bed before 7 and didn’t wake up till 8! wohoO! That was that folks! Busy two
weeks! We are truly excited for the Fort Collins temple to be dedicated this up
coming week!
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