The Thompson Family

Goodbye Grandma
This last weekend we had my Grandma's funeral in Bakersfield. It was a tough four days, but also full of blessings. I got the chance to hang out with my brother and Karen for a couple of days which was really nice. The boys & Kaleb came up Friday night. Saturday was really tough, but we had a really nice time afterwards at Dick & Barbara's house. It was so great to see the 5 great grandchildren play together. It was a testament to my Grandma & Grandpa.....that their 2 children, 5 grandchildren, and 5 great grandchildren were all together & celebrating Grandma's life.

The words are hard to come that describe just how amazing she was. She was a member of the "Greatest Generation" and was a working mother in a time when women didn't work. She came home from work each day & cooked and cleaned for her husband & two boys (my Dad & uncle Dick). She was so calm mannered & built up her husband & her boys. She was incredibly good with her money & saved up to buy something instead of putting it on credit. Thinking about her makes me think about the kind of wife, mother, and person I want to be.

The world has definitely lost an amazing woman! I find some peace in knowing that she is with our savior in Heaven, and that she is with her beloved husband, George. She passed away 2 days before what would have been their 65th wedding anniversary. I saw on her computer at her house, she had made a list of all the September birthdays she wanted to remember ( she went into the hospital shortly after). She had my grandpa on there with his birthdate & that he would have been 88....She had a heart around his name. That broke my heart, to know how much she still missed him. What a blessing for her to be reunited with him.