My condolences to the whole family. I'm so glad you were able to virtually visit her and give her those photos. You did everything possible right up until the end. God bless. --Karen K.
Val was a beautiful and strong person. Despite her physical challenges later in life she was a fighter and loved her family dearly. My condolences, may she rest in peace.
I thought the earth remembered me, she
took me back so tenderly, arranging
her dark skirts, her pockets
full of lichens and seeds. I slept
as never before, a stone
on the riverbed, nothing
between me and the white fire of the stars
but my thoughts, and they floated
light as moths among the branches
of the perfect trees. All night
I heard the small kingdoms breathing
around me, the insects, and the birds
who do their work in the darkness. All night
I rose and fell, as if in water, grappling
with a luminous doom. By morning
I had vanished at least a dozen times
into something better.
– Mary Oliver
From Omi~
All of Grammy's beautiful grandbabies --Quincy, Reyna, Michaela, Taj and Kylie. Her legacy lives on in them.
Wishing we could all be together during this time. Sending so much love from North Carolina.
Love,
Omisade and Taj
