Spirit in the sky...

I'm being incredibly nostalgic over my family these past few days, and last night I yearned for my grandmother Kathryn to wipe my tears and make the chaos go away. I missed her the way I did when I was a young girl, weeks after she lost her battle with cancer. I even posted a facebook status, mentioning my grandmother. I had wished that she could help us have a relationship w/my nephew/adopted brother. I said a prayer & went to bed.

Tonight, I was looking at a lady's photos on Facebook, and commented 'you have gma's hairstyle' in a prom pic. I knew she was related to us, but I couldn't remember exactly how. I thought she had lived in California and only moved here when I was a kid. The point is, I was still missing my grandma and that pic reminded me of her...

I buzzed the lady in instant messenger, and what I discovered was that she is much closer related to me than I had realized....before I knew it, I was hearing stories about my great-gma/pepaw, my aunts and uncles....this lady had grown up down in Collins with all of my daddy's family! She's as much one of them as my grandmother is!

My heart just felt happier. After all these years of grandma being gone, the very days I'm oddly missing her, I find a treasure chest of memories with my...as I NOW know her lol....second cousin and farmtown helper on Facebook.


The BEST part, though....

I was sad and wanting my grandma (as a little girl would lol), because I wanted to see my nephew. I want to see him and hug him, and I want my sister to be able to, even more than me. That suggestion was IMPOSSIBLE 24 hours ago. The crazy thing...Just a few minutes after I heard grandma stories on facebook, my sister called crying....we get to see him tomorrow! We don't know why, or how, just that we get to see him!!

I'm so happy! I feel like my grandma is right here beside me tonite. :)