It is hard to say goodbye to someone that has been a part of your life since the beginning. Nana was truly a “grand” mother. I have learned so much from her and will keep it with me always. I have been very blessed that both of my children had a chance to be “touched” by Nana. In joke, we often find ourselves arguing about whose Nana is she? It became the ongoing “My Nana” argument. I guess in the end, she was everyone’s Nana. I have so many memories of her and feel it would be the best way to show the impact she has had on my life:

• Although she complained about her big hands, she had the most gentle calming touch
• Gentle patting with a “I love to pat that little bottom”
• Blueberry muffins for breakfast
• Swans Ice Cream just off the truck
• Snapping Green Beans into an old tin bowl
• Seeing how fast the car can go
• Walking out to get the mail
• Going to town to get groceries
• Ham sandwiches and home made ice cream at Lucketts Fair
• Never go ANYWHERE without lipstick
• Are you hungry? Let me make you something to eat…
• Go outside if you are going to fight
• Spice or chocolate chip cookies for Kameryn and John
• And constantly worrying about other people

I will always have things and people around me to remind me of Nana. She will forever be in our hearts and in our personalities. She is the strongest women I know and even showed that strength in the end. I hope that someday I can be that strong when I am taking the journey to heaven. Although we are sad now, I know that I will have another angel watching over me….. I hope that her mother. father, granddaddy, and dad are there to great her and remove all her fears. She will know no pain. She will only know love and peace. So to “My Nana… Thank you for placing a mark on my heart! Thank you for loving me. Thank you for helping in building who I am. I will love you forever and look forward to seeing you again.