My grandmother's video

When my grandmother passed away nearly two years ago, we took lots of family photos and made it into a memorial video.  My mother made sure all of us grandkids received a copy, and I'm so very grateful.  It's one of my favorite things to watch.  I know that Andrew and the kids probably don't care very much, so I watch it when I'm home alone.  In the beginning, it made me so emotional because she was gone.  Then, it made me very emotional because of the essential break-up of the family.  Today, I watched it, and although there was still some sadness, there was also so much gratitude.  I'm still saddened that there will be no more group photos, but I'm so grateful for the photos that do exist.  I'm grateful for all of the times that our family gathered together and the memories that were made, both physically by photos and in our hearts.  I'm also grateful that gratitude can outweigh the sadness now.  I miss those no longer with us and I miss those that have been hurtful, but I'm still grateful.