I'll never forget the day we heard the words you never want to hear. Sitting in a doctors office after hours of testing, the grim faced doctor returned to the room to tell us that my grandmother had just weeks to live. We were devastated. There didn't seem to be time to say goodbye, and yet the endless waiting and wondering was torture. We sat with her for days as she drifted in and out and soaked up every minute we could with her. She peacefully passed away just 3 weeks after her diagnosis, and we said our final goodbyes at a memorial service in the church she had attended for 73 years.
The day after the service, her best friend since childhood stopped by our house. She had a small gift and left it and asked that we open it as a family when we felt up to it. I put it on a shelf and forgot about it for a couple of weeks. The day we went to pick up her ashes, I came across the box and sat in her living room to open it. Inside was the most delicate heart shaped ash necklace holder. I sat just amazed at the timing of opening the gift and knew it was a sign from my grandmother to move on and keep the wonderful memories of her in my heart forever.
I added my ash necklace holder to a locket she had given me, and I never take it off. It's so much more than jewelry, it's a keepsake that I can pass down to my daughter and granddaughter one day. It's such a sweet way of keeping the legacy of my grandmother alive. I've since found a huge selection of ash necklace holder at A Piece of Them. Their online store is just amazing and I've ordered my mother and aunts their own ash necklace holders. They, like me, treasure them. I'm so thankful for a gift that came at just the right time.
The day after the service, her best friend since childhood stopped by our house. She had a small gift and left it and asked that we open it as a family when we felt up to it. I put it on a shelf and forgot about it for a couple of weeks. The day we went to pick up her ashes, I came across the box and sat in her living room to open it. Inside was the most delicate heart shaped ash necklace holder. I sat just amazed at the timing of opening the gift and knew it was a sign from my grandmother to move on and keep the wonderful memories of her in my heart forever.
I added my ash necklace holder to a locket she had given me, and I never take it off. It's so much more than jewelry, it's a keepsake that I can pass down to my daughter and granddaughter one day. It's such a sweet way of keeping the legacy of my grandmother alive. I've since found a huge selection of ash necklace holder at A Piece of Them. Their online store is just amazing and I've ordered my mother and aunts their own ash necklace holders. They, like me, treasure them. I'm so thankful for a gift that came at just the right time.
