So.. My grandmother died yesterday. My GaGa. It is sooo hard to imagine my life, the life of my family and, heck the world without her. She was an amazing woman, of a generation which no longer exists.
She got married at 16 to a man much her senior. A man who... GASP... was divorced and had a child. This was just NOT DONE back then. Can you imagine what GUTS that took...a young girl telling her mom that she in fact was going to marry this man.
She blessed her husband with 3 girls. Girls she would raise to be STRONG, Southern ladies.
She took care of the house and raised the kids so that her husband could go out and earn a living to provide for them.
And when in her 30s, her 55 year old mother in law came to live with her family, she welcomed that MIL! Can you imagine??? Your MIL living with you while you are raising a family???
She was blessed with 12 grandchildren, and 25 + great grands.
She did what was "RIGHT" because it was "RIGHT". Not because, it would get her anything. She took care of her husband, her kids, and her family because that is what you do. NO MATTER WHAT!
I thank my GaGa for teaching me the value of family. The value of taking care of your own. The value of focusing on what matters the most.
I will miss you, GaGa. I thank God for the honor to know and LOVE you! Rest in Peace and know you made a difference!
Lance's grandmother also got married young - 16, I believe, to a man that had 2 kids. She had 4 kids by the time she was 19 and in the midst of the depression not knowing where the next paycheck was coming from. She may have only been 4'2'' and 85 lbs at best, but she was an incredible lady. By her 100th birthday (which she was 1 month shy of making), she would have had 51 direct descendants. She raised some great kids. I would have welcomed my mother-in-law if she needed to come live with me. I miss them both.
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