Today we said goodbye to one of the kindest and strongest persons I have ever known. My grandmother was always so happy and wanted to make everyone around her happy too. She never said an unkind word about anyone. She was so proud of her family and loved to tell me how good everyone was doing. She took care of her family and everyone else in our small town. Everyone knew and loved Grandma Veal…they would even call her “grandma”. She loved the lord and went to church every Sunday and she would always bring all us grandkids with her. Then we would come home to her delicious Sunday cooking. The entire family would come over and eat every Sunday. She made the best Banana Pudding…and she knew how much I loved it and would make it just for me! She had five children and they had to move every few months and years as my grandfather worked. She never complained. She would get everything packed up and move to the next town in Texas. I think my dad said that he moved 21 different times while in elementary school. This makes the military life not seem so bad. I’m so thankful I was able to see her before we moved to Japan. She would even FaceTime us every few weeks, and she never forgot a birthday. I am so thankful that I had her as my grandmother. I learned so much from her kindness and love of life. Grandma…I love you and I’m going to miss you so much! I’m also going to make some of your amazing banana pudding tonight for my family!