I'm Grieving Over My Mom-In-Law's Passing

Hi Everyone,

I am finding it hard not to write about my mother-in-law.  She was a special woman in so many ways.  She was a mother to many children, a grandmother to even more, and also a great grandmother.  She was a blessing to me, too, understanding what it was like to lose a mother to cancer.  

The Villanuevas, including my mother-in-law, have always had a knack for cracking cascarones (eggs with confetti in them) on each other's heads during Easter.  They often enjoyed pulling pranks and joked around with each other too, and that's how I choose to remember her.  I smile just thinking about how she'd chide her grown up children, like if they were little kids.

I am going to miss my mother-in-law, Ramona Villanueva.  May the wonderful memories we have of her live on in our hearts.  May we pass on the same spirit of love of life to our children and their children.

May God, in Jesus' name, give us all grieving family and friends a peace beyond our understanding and the strength to carry on.

With love,

Rebecca