Jun
26
2014

2014 Project365 (Day 177)

Mum's gravestoneThis is not the cheeriest post ever I’ll grant you that.

Yesterday was 9 months to the day since my wonderful Mum died on a beautiful beach in Greece . Yesterday her gravestone was erected which gave my sister a bit of a shock when she walked passed the graveyard to take my niece to pre-school.

The three of us had gone to choose this gravestone a couple of months ago. It’s surprisingly hard to make such a big decision. Do you go for granite or marble, polished or not, with a flower vase?

Eventually we settled on this gorgeous soft pink granite headstone because it was closest to the Cobo granite on the beaches near where Mum grew up. It also has the loveliest streaks and sweeps of grey running through it. The stone was in the window of the display showroom but to be honest it looks so much more beautiful now.

Once you have chosen the stone then starts the dilemma of what to have written on it. In the end we have chosen to have her details as well as one of her favourite verses, Proverbs 3:5-6 and then the words ‘from earth to heaven’ which pretty much sums up what happened to her on that beautiful beach.

Whilst seeing this headstone made me cry, it also made me smile. I was so delighted with our choice and I know Mum would have thought it was beautiful. It truly is a fitting tribute to my wonderful Mum and something that will last forever.

Another day passes, another milestone met and still we miss Mum. That is one thing that will never change.

Written by Anna Williams in: Mum | Tags: ,

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