My Grandma passed away this morning quietly, peacefully in her own bed at home. She wasn’t a quiet figure in my life – in fact she was bigger than life. She was our constant. My childhood, holidays, new babies, moves, weddings…every minute, Grandma was with us. If not in person than she was only a phone call away and she missed nothing.

 I miss her terribly, but my life is so full of happy memories of her. I remember sleepovers at her house, holding the steering wheel in her black truck while she stirred her coffee, her wicker furniture in Texas, and her sweet tea. She always called us “hon” and could hold babies for hours.

I thought she made the best pineapple upside down cake and asked her for the recipe when I got married. She mailed me a baking dish, a can of pineapples, a jar of cherries and a box of Duncan Hines Pineapple Upside Down Cake mix. Classic!

 I am so glad we were able to visit with her just a few weeks ago. She was an amazing Grandma and Great-Grandma and she will be in our thought always.