A few days before Christmas, my grandmother Mollie Smith Grady, passed away. In the weeks since Thanksgiving, she had begun to decline and was put under hospice care for the final week or so of her life. She was able to pass away peacefully in the care facility where she had been living the past few years.
Her passing, especially during the holidays, was hard. However, we knew she was no longer suffering and was with her Savior. It was fitting that we all gathered together as a large family to celebrate grandma at Christmas. It was special for us to spend that time with each other like we had done for decades before.
I was able to give one of the eulogies at her funeral along with my cousin Russ. It was hard to put into words what she meant to all of us but we did our best. We hope that we were able to give great honor to a woman whose years of service to her God and her family were so great!
It is a great blessing to pass away during some religious holiday! It is believed that their souls go straight to the Lord. I believe she is with the Saviour right now...
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