Grandma's Rainbows

At Grandma's funeral two weeks ago today, one of Grandma's favorite songs, "Remember Me" by Deanna Edwards, was sung. Grandma had requested this song for her funeral. The song goes:

 

Remember me whenever you see a sunrise.

Remember me whenever you see a star.

Remember me whenever you see a rainbow,

Or woods in autumn colors from afar.

 

Remember me whenever you see the roses,

or seagulls sailing high in a sky of blue.

Remember me whenever you see waves shining in the sun,

And remember, I'll be rememb'ring you.

 

Remember me whenever you see a teardrop,

Or meadows still wet with the morning dew.

Remember me whenever you feel love growing in your heart,

And remember I'll be rememb'ring you.

 

Remember me whenever you feel love growing in your heart,

And remember I'll be rememb'ring you.  

 

A few things that have happened since Grandma passed away have definitely helped us remember her, and have let us know that she is remembering us too. It is interesting that the song mentions rainbows. There have been FIVE rainbows here since Grandma passed away. Seems kind of strange during a summer that didn't see much rain here in Utah!

 

August 22, the day Grandma passed away

Wednesday, August 29

Thursday, August 30

Friday, August 31

Thursday, September 6

Each rainbow has been so bright and beautiful! (The pictures don't do them justice.) Then the other interesting thing is that the song mentions roses (Grandma LOVED roses, and there were always some fresh-cut roses from Grandpa F's rosebushes at her house) . . . and my sister Sarah who lives in Illinois has some rose bushes that had not been doing well because of the bad Midwest drought this summer. But right after Grandma passed away, Sarah's roses began to bloom beautifully, and they still look great. They came to life after Grandma died! It's like Grandma is sending us little messages that she is still with us. I'm grateful to know that we will see Grandma again someday, but until then it's nice to have some special things to help us remember Grandma and to know that she is remembering us too.