Today would have been my maternal grandmother’s 97th birthday.
Nana was just the best grandmother one could ever hope for. She was so loving and so caring.
Being her only grandchild I got a lot of that love and caring! LOL!
Growing up my parents and I were only a few hours away from her and my grandfather so we would see them often.
I didn’t always appreciate just how blessed I was to have Nana in my life. I am embarrassed to say that this continued well into adulthood.
I didn’t fully understand just how lucky I was to have her.
My other grandparents were just as great and I am very grateful to have had them too but there was just something special about Nana.
It’s hard to put into words how best to describe her. She was just simply one of a kind.
Nana would spend the winter with my parents and
It’s been 7 years since Nana has been gone and I haven’t touched a thing in that drawer!
At night, I sometimes feel like I should be quick to take a bath… I don’t want to hog the bathroom.
When my dog and I are out on the porch, I still expect I am going to hear the porch door open and see Nana coming out to sit beside me.
I still expect to hear the door to her bedroom open up mid-afternoon and see her walking out after talking a nap.
I still expect to feel the little love taps that she often gave.
I miss those the most. She would say in her sweet little voice: “I love you, Amy” as she was giving me one.
I was often the last one to finish a meal and Nana would sit and keep me company until I was done.
I didn’t realize just how much she meant to me until Nana was diagnosed with cancer. It ended up taking her life but I was given the chance to finally express just how much she meant to me.
You can probably guess what I am about to say but I am going to say it anyway…
I loved Nana more than I could ever express!
And man, I wish she were still here!
See The Good would like to thank Amy for her guest post. Amy is a Florida resident and has been self-employed in the dog care field since 2006. She self-published a memoir titled “I Am Not Stupid” which is available through Amazon.com/I Am Not Stupid.
She can be contacted at artemple95@gmail.com or through her LinkedIn profile page: linkedin.com/in/amy-temple-34254a167.
Amy-thank you for your contribution to See The Good and for broadening the reach and depth of the site with your work.
How very lovely that Nana is still very much alive in your heart, mind and soul, in your very life, Amy. Reading this causes all of us to reflect on the lives of those we love who are still with us today. We realize how much we treasure their presence in our lives day by day, whether they live next-door or many miles away. A phone call now and then, or a handwritten note sent in the mail, can mean the world to someone who’s lonely and also warms the heart of the one who makes the call or sends the note..
Beautiful tribute, Amy! After reading this I felt as if your Nana is still here! Thank you for sharing.
Amy- I always look forward to your posts and enjoy them very much, but this one is just so particularly amazing! It touched my heart, reminded me of my own dear grandmother and made me wish that I had gotten the opportunity to meet your Nana. But the best part is that I came away feeling that I know her in a very special way now thanks to you. She lives on in your heart and continues to touch the hearts of others through you and your stories of her. Thank you again for this amazing contribution and Happy Birthday Nana!
My sincere thank you Amy your writing is very special reaching my heart and soul to the point to feel free and experience a sense of inspiration .By thinking positive and being able to see the true colors in my life path.Amazing colors are waiting for me in the near future no doubt in my mind . As always from day one I look forward to hearing and reading your inspiring positive posts.
Warm Regards
Gerardo Umana
P.S. make it a Lovely Year!!!! ;9))
Reading this touched my heart. I only knew my father’s mother, and she didn’t try to know any of his 14 children. She missed on a lot, and so did all 14 of us. Thank you Amy, for sharing this story and helping me to be a better grandmother.