What a rare privilege it was to know and love my great-grandparents, Nana & Pop, for so many years of my life. They lived truly blessed lives and leave lasting examples for the large family they left behind. Though it is always hard to say good-bye, we take comfort in knowing that Nana & Pop are together again and spending eternity with our Savior. We will see each other again! For now, we look back on fond memories:

spending holidays together

feeding & catching the sunnies that lived under the dock,
watching Nana & Pop play Skip-Bo each night 

swimming & sun-bathing in Nana's floating chair

intense Scrabble games,
never leaving the lake without candy from Nana's jar

listening to stories from the war,
laughing so hard at Pop's famous songs and comments

showing off the rock at Green Pond where Pop
painted the names of his current great-grandchildren
(can't wait to see it again this summer)

MONDAY, MAY 16, 2011

• a helpful friend to dismiss my class so I could leave school early
• listening to my students thank God that my Pop is in heaven and ask for comfort for my family
• seeing family from near and far
• sharing hysterical Pop stories over dinner
• out for a drink with my cousins (Pop would have been there if he could)