Loss of a Grandmother

I can honestly say, since I was a little girl, my aunt’s mother in law Mrs. Moore or better known as ol’ lady mo (Which she wanted to be called) was like my grandmother. She opened her arms, family, and home to our entire extended family when my aunt married her son long before I was born.

Summer picnics, parties, showers, holidays, we were always at her house, or she was right there along with all of us for the celebration, and what a pip she was! Hysterical, bright, fiery, just an awesome woman.

Two years ago she got sick, at the age 78, a widower for 11 years at that point, and just not willing to go through various cancer treatments, she made the choice to live her life the way she saw fit until the end. About two weeks ago she took a turn for the worse when she could no longer walk. After a visit to the hospital she found out the cancer had spread into her spine, and it would only be a matter of time.

Like the true trooper she was, she had everything in order, and from the hospital she was checked into a facility that could handle her needs till the end. On Wednesday March 10th, she entered the pearly gates, and met back up with her husband she had missed for so long.

Yesterday we laid her to rest. I must say it was one of the most laid back and happy services I have ever been to. Many jokes, pictures shared, and overall what Mrs Moore would have wanted. She was the kind of woman that would have kicked all of our asses for sitting around crying. It wasn’t until I read the prayer card that they gave out that I broke down.

I showed my husband later on that evening and he looked at me and said “Where do they find these things?” because it just fit so perfectly.

I wanted to share the prayer with my readers. I am not much of they praying type these days, but this one really hit the nail right on the head.

God saw you getting tired
And a cure was not to be,
So He put his arms around you
And whispered, “Come to me”

With tearful eyes we watched you,
And saw you pass away.
Although we loved you dearly,
We could not make you stay.

A golden heart stopped beating,
Hard working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He only takes the best.

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