March 25
It was with mixed emotions that we made a trip to Minnesota. There is a feeling that overcomes me every single time I get off a plane in Minnesota. It is the 'ahhh' feeling. I think it is just being home. This time was no different even though we were there for a sad reason. We arrived on Thursday afternoon in preparation for Saturday where we planned to celebrate the life of one amazing woman.
Grandma Ole as we called her passed away on March 18 after she went to the hospital having a hard time breathing. This was a rather routine ailment. She would go in, get the fluid pumped off her heart and lungs and be good as new....for awhile. This time things didn't go quite that way and somewhere in the process she had a stroke that went unnoticed. She became unresponsive and finally left our world peacefully in the afternoon of the 18th. Although my heart hurts I know there were so many blessings. She lived a full and wonderful life, she was 85 years old! She didn't suffer and until the end she was sharp and doing things that she loved. I think if I had to choose...I wouldn't choose for things to be much different.
She as a Skindelien woman! She was strong....oh so very strong! But she would never let on to as much. She had nine children....that alone gives here strong status. But it was so much more than that. She was a fighter....she fought back from a stroke at age 40, a brain tumor, cancer and was fighting back against congenital heart failure. But even before health issues she had her first baby while her husband was away in Korea. I know what a deployment 14 years ago was like...and I didn't have my first baby without my husband!!! She continuously showed strength....but the quiet kind. This strength was doused with lots of love, a wonderful smile and a laugh that was beautiful. Grandma never had a drivers license and she never was airborne in a plane but she lived a full and beautiful life. She has eight amazing children to carry on her legacy.
I hope that I have, through genetics, obtained what it was she had! I want to be strong, a fighter yet be filled with laughter and grace.
It was with mixed emotions that we made a trip to Minnesota. There is a feeling that overcomes me every single time I get off a plane in Minnesota. It is the 'ahhh' feeling. I think it is just being home. This time was no different even though we were there for a sad reason. We arrived on Thursday afternoon in preparation for Saturday where we planned to celebrate the life of one amazing woman.
Grandma Ole as we called her passed away on March 18 after she went to the hospital having a hard time breathing. This was a rather routine ailment. She would go in, get the fluid pumped off her heart and lungs and be good as new....for awhile. This time things didn't go quite that way and somewhere in the process she had a stroke that went unnoticed. She became unresponsive and finally left our world peacefully in the afternoon of the 18th. Although my heart hurts I know there were so many blessings. She lived a full and wonderful life, she was 85 years old! She didn't suffer and until the end she was sharp and doing things that she loved. I think if I had to choose...I wouldn't choose for things to be much different.
She as a Skindelien woman! She was strong....oh so very strong! But she would never let on to as much. She had nine children....that alone gives here strong status. But it was so much more than that. She was a fighter....she fought back from a stroke at age 40, a brain tumor, cancer and was fighting back against congenital heart failure. But even before health issues she had her first baby while her husband was away in Korea. I know what a deployment 14 years ago was like...and I didn't have my first baby without my husband!!! She continuously showed strength....but the quiet kind. This strength was doused with lots of love, a wonderful smile and a laugh that was beautiful. Grandma never had a drivers license and she never was airborne in a plane but she lived a full and beautiful life. She has eight amazing children to carry on her legacy.
I hope that I have, through genetics, obtained what it was she had! I want to be strong, a fighter yet be filled with laughter and grace.
There were so many things that made my Grandma happy....one of the biggest was being surrounded by her family. She would just sit in the room, look around and smile. It is times like these I am so happy that I am a momarazzi! I am so glad to have so many pictures!
They are once again reunited....
Jody, Janel, Jon and Jessica
Landon and Jace
Addison and Jace
The whole clan...and their spouses! I am SO lucky to have them all!
Especially this one.....
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