A little after 11:00pm we got a phone call that Jim's Grandmother had just passed away. She had been fighting breast cancer and all of the complications that come with it since the end of last year. As bad as it hurts to know that she is gone, we know that she is now pain free and in a much better place, and I know that she will be leaving us little signs to let us know she is close by.

She was truly the sweetest and most selfless person I know. Grandma Thornton treated everyone as if they were family. She welcomed me with open arms from the first day we met and when Jim and I became engaged, she was the only person who may have been happier than I was.

I could tell you a hundred and one wonderful things about her and honestly could not come up with one bad thing to say. If you think about it, I wonder how many people can say that about someone they know. I am truly grateful for having her in my life and only wish my children could have gotten to know her better. Grandma Thornton will be missed but never forgotten. We love and already miss you !!!