family is what you make it

     There is a certain comfort that comes with knowing that we have each other to lean on, our parents who love us and our friends who care. As some of you know this time in  life has brought tons of tears and lots of laughter.
     Two weeks ago our Grandma Holmberg went to a beautiful place, Heaven. Our grandma had a wonderful life full of loves such as Golf, Music, America, Family, and most of all GOD. About 5 years ago our grandma was diagnosed with alzheimers disease which was hard, our grandma sadly changed.Though we know we will never see my grandma again on this earth, we do know that we will meet her up in heaven. God answered our prayers and took away all her pain. While we were happy she was out of pain, we cried many tears knowing that we will never get to see her on this earth again. Grandma, we know that you are here with your children and grandchildren watching over us with so much joy and love.
~Matt and Liz    May 5, 2011

      While it was hard, Matthew and I have realized how blessed we truly are. Many of you have shown endless support and love towards our family and for that we are enormously thankful.
      This experience has brought our entire family closer, and I do not feel that this is just temporary. I guess it is so true, God works in mysterious ways. After the funeral everyone came over to our house and we spent endless hours together sharing memories and laughters.
 

     We are so thankful for the family God has blessed us with. But during this process, we have realized that our family is not just those who are blood related but those who truly care and who are there for us in times of hurt and joy. So thank you everyone who has some way helped Matthew and me during this time. We both sincerely love you all! You mean the world to us.