One Year ago Yesterday

It's been one year since we said goodbye.  It really doesn't seem possible.  I can still see your smiling face and hear your sweet voice.  But one thing we all know for sure is that you touched us and taught us with your love of God, your love for family and your talents that were many.

Memories:

Sitting on Grandma's lap having her read our favorite poem.
"Who's so late at the garden gate Kathy, Linda or Ron."

All the fun times with cousins at Grandma & Grandpa's.  Corncob fights in the haymow (even though we knew we weren't supposed to be up there).  Nelson steeling my shoes and climbing the tree like a monkey.

Jake the dog that could climb a tree.  Lum.  All those granny gowns and western shirts, made with love.  Knitted hats.  Doorknobs!  All those stories.  Oil paintings, poems, family histories.  The Grand Marshall of the Ashmore parade.  The igloo we made at Thanksgiving one year.  The year we stayed all night at their house for Christmas.  I got up real early and Grandpa told me I could go pick one of my presents and bring it back to their bed until it was time to get up, I picked a barbie.  The 3' tall dolls.

She always said that she got grandbabies in 3's.  So since Grandma went home there have been 4 new babies.  Stacy and Connie traveled to Thiland to bring home there new daughter.  Kent and Shari welcomed a new little boy into the family fold.  Coartney Campbell had her little guy Jarrett on February 1st and the newest addition and the start of a new set of 3 Aaron & Erin Thompson welcomed Michaela Rose Thompson this week.  Love that she's named after grandpa Mike, by the way.  Waiting on the news for the next two.

Some of us got her love for reading, some are artistic.  Some are great writers or poets.  Some have the gift of gab.  Some of us got the clever wit she always shared.  Some of us even inherited the "packrat" tendancies (that's me).  Anyway I'm sure each and everyone of us can find something we share in common with Grandma.  Love you & miss you. Granddaughter #2.

EXAMPLE OF FAITH

Small in stature
Big in heart
Grandma Coartney
You're so smart.

Strong in faith
You've forged a trail
That lights the way
So none will fail.

Your Bible as the path
And faith as the light
You've shown us by example
So we've all been able to take flight

Your heart filled with love
Showing us the way
The paths always bright
Because you taught us to pray

Some have flown far
And some stayed near
But you Grandma Coartney
We all hold so very dear.

Love you Grandma,
Kathy

Written for her 95th birthday 6-21-2009