Yesterday (Saturday) we spent the day celebrating my Grandmothers life. She passed away on February 12 th , 2012. Just 6 weeks before my little girls due date. If there is one lesson I have learned from living it is that all of us are given the ability to teach and be taught. I believe this ability is one of life’s greatest blessings but it is up to each individual to use this gift how they please. My Grandmother has been one of the greatest teachers I have had in my life. Her and my Grandfather have been consistent pillars for our family. The lessons she / they have taught are not ones you would find in a text book or one’s that you could even learn in school. They were lessons taught about life, love and family. These lessons were not taught directly to you… They were taught through their everyday actions and behaviors and if you chose not to be a student in their classroom; you could have quite possibly missed the lesson. The first and most important lesson is that family