we loved her so

One of God’s most beautiful angels went to be with Him in heaven this morning. She was loved by so many and our hearts are broken to have lost her. Our granny, Charlene, was 77 years old, mother to four, grandmother to eight, and just celebrated her 60th wedding anniversary this past summer with my grandfather.

Granny was nothing if not opinionated, loving, selfless, and always smiling. She would do anything for anyone, but she was fiercely protective over her family. She was our precious jewel. She was genuine and funny. {Though sometimes we weren’t just laughing with her, but at her… don’t worry, even her hearing aid wasn’t strong enough to let her in on that secret ;)} She was the ultimate example of giving all for your family and your God. She was proud of all of us, quick to forgive our mistakes, always loving us in spite of our many faults.

We are so selfish to want her here while she was struggling, but that is our nature. She was the glue that held the family together, to go forward without her will be the biggest, continual struggle we’ve faced.

She will be missed with every fiber of our being. She will live on in our hearts, our memories, our pictures, our stories… because any story involving Granny is worth repeating at least 100 times over. Even though the world has lost such a magnificent woman, we always knew she was a better fit in God’s kingdom than she ever was on this old earth.

1 million times over and multiplied by infinity: we LOVE you, Granny.

“Her children arise and call her blessed, her husband also, and he praises her: “Many women do noble things but you surpass them all,” Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised. Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.”