I'll Fly Away
My grandmother (Nonnie, my mom's mom) passed away 3 years ago. I've really been missing her lately. I'm finding that I'm a lot like her and I never realized that when she was living. Maybe it's motherhood that has changed me and I'm just now identifying with her. Anyway, in December 2001 I was just a couple of months pregnant and she was in the nursing home and not doing well. I woke up in the middle of the night with the hymn "I'll Fly Away" ringing in my head. Over and over. Beautiful. Early the next morning my mom called to tell me Nonnie had died, in the middle of the night, right about the time I was hearing that music.
Yesterday I was at a worship service and the closing hymn was "I'll Fly Away". Thank you God.
posted by jennylogs @ 9:36 AM
2 Comments:
Oh Jen! That is so precious. Grandparents are such a gift to us, aren't they?
I have found that I think more about my dad since I've had my kids and I've fully admitted that at times I'm jealous of the relationship they have with Jeff's Dad. I think it's because my maternal grandfather died before I was born so I never knew him (still don't know much about him) and I don't want it to be that way with my kids. I've showed Maggie my dad's picture when she asked who he was and I think it's just now sinking in who he is; I've told her he's in her heart and watches over her from heaven. Sometimes that's hard to say without choking up because I really wish I could have seen him as a grandparent with my kids. It's amazing how becoming a parent makes you see your parents & grandparents in a totally different light, huh?
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