Triggering memories

Funny how the smallest thing can just pop up in everyday life and it will trigger a memory instantly.  This happened to me not once but twice this week.  While at the grocery store, the song on the intercom was playing Chicago's Your the inspiration.  This song is the one that my senior prom theme was made after and when the song was played, I remember dancing with Robby and thinking my night was so wonderful.  You see I WAS Cinderella, and he made me feel that way.  He still does.
The other time was when I was sitting on the couch and I had one of the blankets over me.  When I looked down I saw it was Ty's blanket that I had made from their one year birthday.  Everyone that came placed their handprint on a piece of material and it was sown together by their MeMe and their Nana cross stitched the date and their name.  It turned out beautiful and I remember this day.  It was so much fun and excitement. But that isn't the memory that was triggered.  It was the handprint of my grandfather who has passed on 5 years ago.  It got me thinking that I have a piece of him right here.  Then I got to looking at this blanket and it has so many of my family's handprints and that will be with Ty (and Erin) for their lives.

So many memories of my grandparents and the fun that I had with them.  Memories of being with my mamaw and both my papaw's when they were dying.  I am glad I got the privilege to be a part of their family and to be there when they were saying goodbye to this human world.  I know I will see them again and it will be such a reunion!

Psalms 27:4; "One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple." ESV

Love to you all,