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Yesterday, I had one of those moments ... an embarrassing, wish-I-hadn't-done-that, feeling-bad-now kind of moments. Am I an insensitive grandmother? I most certainly hope not! But, I sure feel like one today.
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Resource: "Healing A Grandparent's Grieving Heart - 100 Practical Ideas After Your Grandchild Dies"8/27/2016 This quick read by Alan D. Wolfelt would have been a fantastic resource in the early months of my grief journey. If you know a recently bereaved grandparent - or if you are mourning the loss of your own grandchild - "Healing A Grandparent's Grieving Heart - 100 Practical Ideas After Your Grandchild Dies" would make a thoughtful and useful gift. Nothing says you can't get a copy for yourself!
I was enlightened recently about the difference between mourning and grieving ... did you know that they are not exactly the same thing? Grieving is internal and unexpressed - it is what/how we feel. Mourning is external - the outward expression of our grief.
Not to sound like a phonograph record ... you all know this ... we all grieve and mourn differently. Each of us has our own way of dealing with the loss of our grandchild. Every now and then, the guilt creeps in. It has nothing to do with Kitty's death, but rather that of being a loving, present grandmother to my living grandchildren.
 I spent my afternoon boxing, bagging and wrapping gifts, tying them up with satin ribbon for the perfect finishing touch. Tomorrow we head over to Mandy and son-in-law's house for Belle's 6th birthday party. Yesterday was Mandy's 35th birthday. Time flies.
Earlier this week, in a 'kind-of, sort-of' related conversation with friends, someone commented that she knew that she and her husband were going to have a "nice baby" by the way she felt physically while pregnant. Her theory is that you can predict your child's personality by their behavior in the womb. Well, of course, I couldn't resist putting that idea to the test. |
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