I know this is a little late, but I couldn't write about this right after the fact. I am just getting to it now, and I hope I can portray my thoughts and feelings of this event as I felt them.
On February 16, 2009, my sweet Grandma Rowberry passed away. I was sitting at home doing my hair and makeup... getting ready to go over to Homestead to visit her. My dad had just left there and stopped to tell me that she was still sleeping. Only about 1/2 hour later I got a phone call from my dad. He told me that Grandma had passed away. I told him that she didn't because I hadn't seen her yet. He said that he and my mom were on their way over to Homestead and would I like to come. I told him I would, I just had to get dressed. I raced to finish getting ready in the 2 minutes it took to drive from their house to mine. We walked into Homestead and kind of waited for my dad to make sure we could go in. When we walked into her room, she was lying peacefully in her bed. She just looked like she was asleep, only this time no sound came out of her mouth. I was of course crying and kept telling my dad how sorry I was for him. He told me that he knew she was finally with my Grandpa and Uncle David. She has been without either of them since 1976, and 1975. I was only 6 months old when my grandpa died. She was ready to be with them again.
So I walked over to the bed and gave her a kiss. I then sat on the bed with her and just rubbed her leg. I thought about how happy she was to be with Grandpa and Uncle David again. I could just imagine the reunion.
We sat in her room while my dad and mom called the rest of the family. It was a very spiritual experience to be one of the few there at this time. The spirit was very strong, and I could just feel my family around me. I will treasure this experience forever!!
The planning of the funeral went very smoothly and almost all of the grandkids were able to help. Aunt Pat couldn't come up for a couple of days, so she wasn't there and her daughters weren't there either. Justin and Chris couldn't be there either because they live so far away, and Bryan is not able to make any trips for a few years. It would've been fun for them to be there, because during the planning... we remembered a lot of things about grandma. We told lots of stories and did a lot of laughing. It was kind of healing for us.
I was able to speak at the funeral, and I felt a lot of peace doing that.
I know my Grandma and Grandpa are finally together and so happy. I know they will be there to greet all of us as we pass through the veil. I can't wait for the reunion... I just hope it isn't soon for any of us!!
My grandma was a big influence in my life and I am so grateful to have known her. I am grateful that we have lived so close to her my entire life and I love her so much. I will miss her immensely!!
On February 16, 2009, my sweet Grandma Rowberry passed away. I was sitting at home doing my hair and makeup... getting ready to go over to Homestead to visit her. My dad had just left there and stopped to tell me that she was still sleeping. Only about 1/2 hour later I got a phone call from my dad. He told me that Grandma had passed away. I told him that she didn't because I hadn't seen her yet. He said that he and my mom were on their way over to Homestead and would I like to come. I told him I would, I just had to get dressed. I raced to finish getting ready in the 2 minutes it took to drive from their house to mine. We walked into Homestead and kind of waited for my dad to make sure we could go in. When we walked into her room, she was lying peacefully in her bed. She just looked like she was asleep, only this time no sound came out of her mouth. I was of course crying and kept telling my dad how sorry I was for him. He told me that he knew she was finally with my Grandpa and Uncle David. She has been without either of them since 1976, and 1975. I was only 6 months old when my grandpa died. She was ready to be with them again.
So I walked over to the bed and gave her a kiss. I then sat on the bed with her and just rubbed her leg. I thought about how happy she was to be with Grandpa and Uncle David again. I could just imagine the reunion.
We sat in her room while my dad and mom called the rest of the family. It was a very spiritual experience to be one of the few there at this time. The spirit was very strong, and I could just feel my family around me. I will treasure this experience forever!!
The planning of the funeral went very smoothly and almost all of the grandkids were able to help. Aunt Pat couldn't come up for a couple of days, so she wasn't there and her daughters weren't there either. Justin and Chris couldn't be there either because they live so far away, and Bryan is not able to make any trips for a few years. It would've been fun for them to be there, because during the planning... we remembered a lot of things about grandma. We told lots of stories and did a lot of laughing. It was kind of healing for us.
I was able to speak at the funeral, and I felt a lot of peace doing that.
I know my Grandma and Grandpa are finally together and so happy. I know they will be there to greet all of us as we pass through the veil. I can't wait for the reunion... I just hope it isn't soon for any of us!!
My grandma was a big influence in my life and I am so grateful to have known her. I am grateful that we have lived so close to her my entire life and I love her so much. I will miss her immensely!!
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