Silent Saturday is a segment I do each week with the intention to promote inner peace and reflection. This weeks quote is very personal to me.
I took this picture yesterday from the plane as I was flying home to say my goodbyes to my grandmother. I wanted to be there to thank her for everything she has given me and to tell her I love her…one last time.
Unfortunately, I didn’t make it in time. I think just knowing that I was coming gave her peace enough to pass on, even though I wasn’t there. When she passed from this life I to the next, she was surrounded by everyone that loved her so dearly. What an amazing ending to a wonderful life.
“The greatest accomplishment in life is to pass peacefully into the next surrounded by the love of family and friends”.
2 responses to “Silent Saturday: Death”
Hi Christina ~
I just noticed that you were new to the Mom Bloggers Club as I am and wanted to check out your page. This post about your grandmother was very moving to me as my own grandmother was “my person” and I have missed her every day since her death in 2006.
I feel very strongly that those WE love know and feel our love for them, regardless of whether our bodies are present at the time of their passing. My belief is that it is far more important for our family members to be at peace with the lives they themselves have lived and the lives with whom they were connected before they move on to their eternal lives.
It certainly seems to me that your grandmother felt your love as you had felt hers. Hoping that you can feel peace in this knowledge. My thoughts are with you.
Thank you so much for your kind words.