In memory of my dearest Grandma

by Samuel

I will always remember Grandma as being one of the most loving and most loved people I can think of. It seemed that everywhere she went, she had a friend, and those friends all seemed to display a deep appreciation for her. The thing I have admired most about her, was her ability to love endlessly. She seemed to have kept Grandpa not just as a remnant of memory in her mind, but locked away in places of her heart that would not be replaced. I believe it was that love for Grandpa, that trickled onto me and so she always saw me with so much light. Every time I saw her, she would ask if I remembered Grandpa and each time she could hardly bring up those memories without choking. I’m told I brought much joy to Grandpa and I believe Grandma held those memories dear to her heart. I am grateful for the life God had blessed her with. She lived a life filled with grace & blessings, which were the treasures of surrounding family, and she parted with grace, being able to spend time with all the earthly riches God blessed her with; the entirety of her sons and daughters. God gave the Yao family brothers and sisters to be with her one last time, as it was in the old days, and granted her the health to spend this time at parks, fine dinners and quality family time, rather than solemn visits at a hospital bed, before He took her home. For this I am thankful for. She parted quietly, surrounded by friends and family, and gently left without suffering. If my memory serves me, it was the same grace given to Grandpa when he left, quietly, softly and without suffering. I don’t know how Heaven works, but at the moment of her passing, before the mourning sunk in, my first thoughts and visions, were of Grandpa with a comforting smile, being one of the first in line to welcome her into the eternal peace he has known since his homecoming. I’m grateful Grandma left this world surrounded by the things she cherished most, her friends and her families.