Happy Birthday!

Today is bittersweet... this is the first birthday my Nana has spent in heaven and not here with us. She would have been 84 years old today! Nana's birthdays were always hilarious because she LOVED the attention and getting treated like a princess! I have never seen anyone love to get gifts like Nana did but most of all she loved any occasion for her family to be together. We always made it a point to get together for Nana's birthday because we knew how much she loved it! I only wish I had one more chance to buy her a shiny necklace or pair of earrings, give her a hug or even ask her to tell me more about her childhood. I wish I had one more chance to see her face light up when Palmer would come running in her house and how excited she would get when he would sit on her lap. I wish I had one more moment so that she could hold Ann Mason for the first time and look into the eyes of her 8th great grandchild!

I will not be sad today though because I know God is showering her with the gifts and love that she always relished in here on Earth! I will not be sad because I know she lived a wonderful and Christian life. I will not be sad because I know one day I will get to celebrate her birthdays with her again in Heaven when she feels no pain and does not age! What a glorious day that will be!

We think of you often, miss you much and love you always!