Tribute to Thelma

Grandma,
You are with Jesus in Heaven, the home you've been longing for these past couple of years.  While I know that you are in the place of your heart, we sure are going to miss you here on earth.  You've long been our family matriarch and fearsome prayer warrior.  We've got some pretty big shoes to fill and I know that none of us are fully capable but perhaps collectively we can invoke your spirit and do some of your favorite things more often:
laugh
love
pray
play
bake
sing
hug
bounce
read Scripture
enjoy God's creation (though you did have an aversion to slithering things.)

I thank you for so many warm memories.  Thank you for being such a huge cheerleader for me, for always believing the best of me and constantly reminding me that I'm a special gift from God.   I love you.