Today was the funeral of my grandmother, Jean Audrey Goldman Godley. She was absolutely beautiful all around during her lifetime. She was not only beautiful physically but also beautiful as an individual. She was the epitome of a Godly woman and loving housewife. She is someone women should strive to emulate daily. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, daughter, wife and most of all christian. She whole-heartedly believed in Christ through everything. Everyone today used her favorite saying, "It's no big deal..."! One thing I feel that she would not use this saying on is how my family acted today after her funeral. We had a nice family lunch at her church of many years. Directly after lunch some family members headed over to her house and immediately started rummaging through her things and staking claim on her belongings. Of course these are her worldly belongings and something has to be done about them but couldn't it have waited until tomorrow. We just buried her and you are already deciding who gets what piece of furniture?? She is barely in the ground three hours!! I was absolutely appalled by their callousness. My plan for today had originally been to spend quality time with my family and tell our wonderful memories of her life and how she meant to us. Instead I had to spend it trying to silently boycott the actions of my other family members. As I write this I wonder how would my grandmother react if she knew her sons (my father excluded) and their spouses were acting this way. It is understandable that everyone has only a limited amount of time to take of her estate but at least take one day to reflect on the fact that you just buried your mother!!!!! I am sure that her sisters would be just as appalled and angered by the way my family is handling her things. The crappy thing is not only did we just bury the matriarch of our family and the one person who always made sure to bring us together regularly but now I have to sit by and keep my mouth shut and let this happen. I am sad to say that I am happy to be going home tomorrow just so I can get away from these people and their appalling ways.
