One of my favorite books has always been Anne of Green Gables. In that book, Anne meets people that she calls kindred spirits. Kindred spirits are people that you connect with on a deeper level. They are ones who you have a unique spiritual connection with. That feeling that somehow you must have known them in a previous life and you've finally reunited. Granny was a kindred spirit to me. I remember talking to her on the phone for the first time. She was so kind, so accepting, and so easy to talk with. She made me feel so welcomed into her family.
Granny was the closest thing to a mother in law that I had. I was so touched that she would make the trip from AZ to UT to be at our wedding at her age. I can still picture her sitting in the temple, looking so happy. It made our day that much more special that she was there. When Nathan was gone to Iraq, I would sometimes call and talk to her on the phone. She loved to talk and she always seemed to be in tune with how I was feeling. I remember her asking me how I was doing and when I said good, she asked, "No, how are you really doing?" Her passing a few weeks ago was very difficult for me. I feel that I have lost a dear friend and I am saddened that I did not get to spend more time with her. This sorrow is softened a bit by knowledge in the gospel and the fact that I will get to see her again someday. I like to think that she is in heaven with my Nana and Nathan's mom and that the three of them are watching down over us and cheering us on.
