Our Precious Grandma Austin

This post is a very difficult one to write. On October 30, my precious grandma passed away. While we knew she was ill, we did not expect for her to be taken from us so suddenly.

Precious Grandma

It seems that living 1,000 miles away from family makes devastating situations like this one even more difficult to bear. Not a moment goes by that I don't mourn this loss.

My precious grandparents :)

After receiving a call from both parents that I needed to get home as soon as possible because she wasn't going to make it through the day on the 29th, Dustin and I booked flights home. I did not get to see her one last time which is so hard for me to deal with. I did get to talk to her on the phone hours before she passed though. She heard me sob as I said "I love you grandma" over and over and over. My mom, dad and grandpa assure me that the soft sounds I heard her making was her saying "I love you too, Whit."

She was so very special.

The last time I saw Grandma Austin was at Kylee's wedding. I am so thankful for this visit home because she was able to meet, hold, hug, kiss, and love on Beanie. I am so glad that I was able to see that.

Grandma, Kylee, Evan, and Grandpa

A picture of the newlyweds, both parents, and all four sets of grandparents. What a priceless picture :)

In a previous post here, I mentioned the blanket that she wove for Xavier and gave to me as a shower gift. We will treasure this and so many memories forever.

Xavier loves his special blanky <3

As Thanksgiving approaches, I am reminded of how I spent literally an hour on the phone with her last November while she helped me plan and walked me through my first Thanksgiving dinner. It is so hard to know I can't call her with a cooking question or to just chat.

Grandma walked me through this turkey step by step :) It was the first time I cooked Thanksgiving for Dustin and I.

I know that she is in heaven with our precious Savior, Jesus Christ and I know that she is happier now than we can even imagine. My grandma was the epitome of a prayer warrior and she had a faith that was indescribable. I was so blessed to have had such a wonderful presence in my life and thank God for her life. When she left this life and went on to the next, my grandpa said it best "This is the day she has been waiting for. Today she gets to meet Jesus!"

I will see her again...in the meantime, I look forward to telling Xavier of all of the memories that she and I shared.

Please continue to pray for my grandpa, my dad, and the rest of us.

High school Graduation- 2006

I miss her more than words can express...

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