Saying Goodbye

On August 5th, my grandmother passed away to the next stage of her journey. She lived a long, good, blessed life, but losing someone who is so well-loved is never easy. Amy and I were able to drive out to California together for her funeral this last weekend with both of our 2 older kids.

My grandfather, pressing on, a true "giant" of a man.

It was wonderful to be together as a family and see all our Swan Family loved ones. I feel so blessed to be part of this family.

Missing lots of faces but still fun to see a couple new (albeit unofficial) ones in our Giles family photo.

My grandfather and his children. All one-of-a-kind outstanding people.

Grandpa and Grandma, last Thanksgiving.

I'm grateful for this 4-generation picture I have from when Emma was a baby. I did more with each of my girls a couple years ago too.

At her funeral, each of her children recounted their sweet memories of her and what a great mother she was to them. It made me think about what kinds of memoeries I'm leaving for my kids. She has a beautiful legacy. My grandpa expressed it best when he said "A wonderful friend will be missed." I love you grandma- til we meet again...

I will be adding a couple pictures of her when she was young when I get them.