BERTIE MAE BAIN-MARTIN1944
December 26, 1916 - November 29, 2008
To My Beloved Grandmother...
My thoughts on this first anniversary of your passing are simple, Grams.
MY GRANDPARENTS - 1965
I pray every single day to be for my grandchildren all you were to me during my life.
I miss you more than words can say.
GRAMMA & ME - June 2008
Thank you for standing in the gap.
Thank you, for everything.
Love, Becky
GONE TOO SOON
Like a comet
Blazing 'cross the evening sky
Gone too soon
Like a rainbow
Fading in the twinkling of an eye
Gone too soon
Blazing 'cross the evening sky
Gone too soon
Like a rainbow
Fading in the twinkling of an eye
Gone too soon
Shiny and sparkly
And splendidly bright
Here one day
Gone one night
Like the loss of sunlight
On a cloudy afternoon
Gone too soon
Like a castle
Built upon a sandy beach
Gone too soon
Like a perfect flower
That is just beyond your reach
Gone too soon
Born to amuse, to inspire, to delight
Here one day
Gone one night
Like a sunset
Dying with the rising of the moon
Gone too soon
Gone too soon
And splendidly bright
Here one day
Gone one night
Like the loss of sunlight
On a cloudy afternoon
Gone too soon
Like a castle
Built upon a sandy beach
Gone too soon
Like a perfect flower
That is just beyond your reach
Gone too soon
Born to amuse, to inspire, to delight
Here one day
Gone one night
Like a sunset
Dying with the rising of the moon
Gone too soon
Gone too soon
Grossman/Kohan
Blessings to you as you miss those who have gone too soon...Rebecca
33 comments:
Hi Rebecca,
I'm so glad you have such wonderful memories of your grandmother! You are blessed to have had her for so long! You have written a wonderful tribute to her.
I lost mine when I was a little girl but I remember her as though it was just yesterday. She is in my earliest memories; going to church together, feeding the chickens and gathering the eggs, and going to town on the big bus to shop. I was planning on writing a tribute in her honour this week as it would have been her birthday on the 2nd.
Thank you for your visit. I always enjoy having you stop by. Have a beautiful day.
Blessings,
Sandi
Rebecca, aren't grandmas the very best...I absolutely loved your beautiful tribute to your grandma...My "Ita" (abuelita=grandma) was the light in my life, she raised me from the day I was born, to age 3 then was my constant love for the rest of my life...she taught me lifes lessons and how to be graceful and loving, respectful yet strong...she was my everything..the light in my life...when I lost her, it was like something was turned off in my heart and life and there is a gap that has never been filled with her loss...the first year after I lost her was honestly a blurr..little by little I am embracing her memories, as I do I feel myself becoming whole again, and I hope like you, that one day when I am lucky enough to be a grandma, that I will be even 1 tenth as loving, caring, nurturing and strong as her...I send you hugs today as you remember your grandmas beautiful heart. Besos to you, Rose
You have been truly blessed to have such a wonderful Grandmother in your life. May you cling to your memories to help you through the times when you are really missing her, which I'm sure is daily.
God Bless you!
Nancy
What a beautiful post Rebecca. I have a Grandmother I miss terribly too. They can fill such a special place in our hearts and lives. I hope you have a wonderful day and be happy! Your Grandmother would want that for you!
Rebecca, one more thing, I forgot to tell you, you and I were truly blessed, we got to have them in our lives for so many wonderful years...that gave us thousands of beautiful memories that are cherished and we can recall at anytime to make us feel them once again in our hearts and minds..I remembered this when I saw your first lovely comment from Sandi, I loved what she said...That her grandmother was her earliest memories...that is how my Ita was to me, I hope she doesn't mind me borrowing that statement, it was beautiful. My ita like yours got to live a long beautiful life, mine was 93 when we lost her in 2007,I can say all this now...was different story not too long ago :) Besos, Rose
Hello Rebecca... what a beautiful post to a beautiful grandma... I know she is looking down at you right now with a smile on her face and love in her heart... My daddy left us just about a year prior to the date your grandma did, two years ago yesterday... still "much too soon"...I started to post about it and was unable to do so...overcome by emotions... I love how much you care about your family, to me there is nothing more important than that...such a precious photo of you and your grandma... love to you... Bisous... Julie Marie PS Somehow, even though bittersweet sometimes, your posts always bring me peace and calm...
You & I are both very lucky that we had such wonderful women in our lives. My Grandma left when I was 12 but I still remember & love her like I touched her yesterday...
Your Grandma sounds like a wonderful woman!
Love,
Marilyn
What a treasure to have so many collected memories of a sweet grandmother. May she be at peace in the celestial kingdom until you meet again. Hugs. Tammy
Dear Rebecca,
Very sweet post.
You are so very Blessed to have a Grandma that you have deeply loved and had in your life.
May all your memories be blessings to you,
d from homehaven
It is always made harder when a loved passes near a huge holiday. That holiday can never come again without bitter sweet memories. All the wonderful, loving things are utmost in your mind at this time.
Blessings.
QMM
Hi Sweet Rebecca Girl...
I so loved this beautiful tribute that you wrote about your precious Grandma. I love the pic of you both together. How precious. You haven't changed a bit sweet girl.
She has her star hanging amongst the other billions in our sky. She shines down for you to see each and every night, and shines on everything you do each day. You made her so proud sweetie. You can just see the love she has for you.
Isn't it wonderful to go to our bookshelf and pull a memory every now and then, and remember when? I love my book of memories, as they can never be taken from me. I don't have to go to a library to check them out, they can't be misplaced. I share my memories with my children and grandchildren every day so that these beautiful memories will be told for years to come.
I pray that you had a wonderful holiday Thanksgiving. I was thinking of you.
Stop by soon. I love it when you do. Country hugs...Sherry
Dearest Rebecca,
No matter when they go it's too soon. My beloved Grandma Meme was my special delight growing up. She made me feel so special and so loved.
What a sweet memory, they're always with us.
hugs & love, Sherry
Dear Rebecca,
What a lovely tribute to your Grandmother. I had a special Grandmother too, and I think of her often. I pray too, that I can be just like her.
Thanks for the gentle reminder of just how important they are in our lives.
Becky--
Thank you for sharing this wonderful post about your grandmother. She was a
Beautiful Lady and I miss her very much.
I had a Great Grandmother also. She litterly held her family together by taking in washinging to support her children. My mother was a very special person who was always at my father's side.
My sisters and I were most fortunate.
I celebrate both mother and Grandmother's birthdays on December 26 and 28 respectfully.
Loved the poem. It was fantastic.
Hugs-- Mom
What a lovely tribute to your grandmother.
I have been missing my grandmothers quite a bit lately. It seems everything I do lately reminds me of my grandmothers. I was so blessed to have my great grandma in my life until I was 12 years old. I learned so much from her.
Our grandmothers are so important to us.
Hugs, Sue
Rebecca
I really love the post about your grandmother. I so loved mine and still miss her after all of these years. What a special place in our hearts for our mama's
Also I adore everyting about your site. It is beautiful. Really really sweet site.
I managed to put your giveway on my sidebar but I could not put your button. Somehow it would not work for me.
Happy Holidays
Maggie
PS
Just put my name only in your drawing. lol Then I would surely win
Rebecca, you always write so beautifully. Your grandmother would be proud. I miss my grandma too, she didn't act like a grandma should, because she was a kid like me, just bigger. Love you grandma. It's hardest during the holidays, not having the ones we love with us to celebrate. We have good memories though, don't we? Grandma is smiling down on you sweet Rebecca, and she's holding you a spot in heaven. Now, there's something to celebrate!
XOXOXOX!
Marie
Hi Rebecca, a lovely post to your grandmother.
I lost my sister at the young age of 43...a very sad day.
Hope your Thanksgiving was joy-filled and blessed.
Love, Barb ♥
What a lovely tribute to your grandmother. May we follow suit!
A beautiful tribute to your Gramma, Rebecca sweet. I hope that I'm the kind of grandmother that will earn these words from my dear ones someday.
Hugs,
June
~~Rebecca~~As I awoke this morning, my birth day, I thought of you and your dear Grandmother as I gazed out the window of my kitchen...I was remembering that today marked the 1 year anniversary of her passing and bowed my head and said a prayer for you in comfort...know that a friend was thinking of you!
With love, Mary H.
P.S. She sounds like a wonderful lady and she is and would be so proud of her granddaughter, you!
Such a sweet tribute to your precious grandmother. My own adorable grandmother's birthday is today, Nov. 30th, so how very fitting that I read your post today. I miss mine so very much, and like you, I pray that my grandchildren will feel about me the same as I felt about mine.
Big hugs to you as we both are missing our loved ones right now.
Love,
Stephanie
Angelic Accents
G'morn, sweet Rebecca ~ Your memories are so sweet, warm & loving of your blessed Grandmother. Prayers are lifted for you at this tender time. I know from your writes that you miss her terribly ... she is looking down upon you daily ... how blessed she is to sit at the throne of our Lord. How blessed you are to have her precious wisdom & lessons of life to pass on to your adorable children & Miss K.
May we all be so blessed. Hugs of love, TTFN ~ Marydon
Rebecca,
I know how painful it is to loose the ones we love. You know my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Gwen
DEAR REBECCA,
SO VERY BEAUTIFUL...A BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT FOR ME AS I READ YOUR TRIBUTE IS THAT AMY IS REJOICING WITH NOT ONLY HER GREAT GRANDMA'S BUT OTHERS, SUCH AS YOUR BEAUTIFUL GRANDMA. WE CAN'T EVEN IN OUR MINDS IMAGINE HOW GLORIOUS IT WILL BE WHEN WE GRADUATE.
YOU HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT. I KNOW OUR GRANDMA'S SPIRITS ARE WITH US EVERY DAY.
YOU KNOW WHEN I WAS PREGNANT WITH AMY, I LOST BOTH GRANDMA AND GRANDDAD 6 MONTHS A PART. SHE ONLY KNEW THEM THROUGH THE MEMORIES MOTHER AND I SHARED WITH HER.
I HAVE LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU.
I AM SO HAPPY YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES OF YOUR GRANDMA....AND I KNOW WHAT A WONDERFUL GRANDMOTHER YOU ARE TO MISS BEAUTIFUL K.
ANGEL HUGS
LOVE
DEBBIE
LOVE
DEBBIE
Aww, so sweet...I miss my *grammy*, too...she made the holidays so special.
Have a great week,
Rene'
Hello, my sweet friend,
Thank you for such a lovely post!! This was a wonderful tribute to your darling grandmother. I loved seeing the photos of her through the years!! Thank you for sharing her with us! Much love to you! Vicki
Just lost my grammy in August. She was 92. Precious she was.
Hugs to you in memory of your special grammy.
shell
Grandma's are so special! I hope my Grandchildren and Greats love me half as much!
How lucky you were. I had wonderful Grandmothers too. I miss them and my home reflects them everywhere.
Hugs,
Mona
Hello Rebecca~I've just strolled in for my first visit...I've enjoyed your sweet sentiments about your precious grandma. All, but one of the matriarchs in my family have passed and are sorely missed.
I took a peek at your past posts too. You've got so many wonderful treasures. Your blog is so beautifully inviting.
We share similar taste for so many of the same design elements.
As fall comes to a close I look forward to winter that's fast approaching, bringing a festive inspiration for trimming and baking.
Don't you love the aroma that fills the air during this season?
My cat also appreciates the evergreens and an occasional ping pong toss of my ornaments...
I've bookmarked you in my favs.
I look forward to coming by your charming blog again.
Come by for a visit. Your company would be nice.
Sweet wishes,
Sara
A very pretty blog indeed!
What a wonderful tribute to your grandmother. Grandparents are so special and a part of God's marvelous plan. When I taught, one assignment was for students to write one of their favorite memories, more than not, the memory of a majority of students involved a grandparent.
You were fortunate to have your grandmother for such a long time. My favorite grandmother - the one close by, passed shortly after my wedding in 1977.
Oh Reb... I lost my Grandma when I was 16 & *Mary Tasker Adair* was 85she meant the world to me simply an amazing Lady who was always there for me. Mary was a very strong women who lost her elest daughter to cancer when she was only 25 & brought up her 3 children by herself when her husband left her. I believe her faith kept her going, I never heard a bad word pass her lips & since the age of 12 when I learnt her middle name (which was her Mums maiden name) I knew if I was ever blessed to have a daughter I would name her after my Grandma, the only difference I took the *er* off & changed it to *Taska*. For the past 16 years everytime I have spoken that oh so special name I am reminded of the Lady I loved so much. I have since been told she is my *Guardian Angel* who watches over me & you have no idea how much that comforts me. Thank you for this special post....
Lyn xxx
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