Josephine

So today at work was a lot different than every day for the last 4 years. My fabulous friend, JoAnn aka Josephine, Miss JoAnn, Granma Jo wasn’t there.
She is embarking on a new fun life of traveling while consulting with her hubby and other fun trouble I am sure she will get herself into. Now my words here will not do justice to how incredibly special Josephine is to me. She was an answer to prayer in so many ways. She put up with my spastic, whirling dirvish ways on a daily basis. She had the ability to make every single person on our staff feel special and thought about. She always was ready with a listening ear, would boldly tell it like it was, and then laugh at herself and me for something silly one of us did. She would remind me that moms do not always mean to do or say the things they do, they just forget sometimes. She was ready to help me learn to do things around the yard when my precious mom-in-law passed away. She prayed for me when Luke became a forethought and then listened to my freakish fears and worries when he became a reality.  She made sure Luke always had a good lollipop to end his day along with a good push of phone buttons and playing with her keys.  She put up with my obnoxious birthday obsession and even helped encourage it.  She showed me grace under pressure and how to be considerate and thoughtful in so many ways.  She always went above and beyond in EVERYTHING she did and did it with joy and love, even if it was unloading 500 pounds of creamer, candy, and other office junk from her car.  I’m quite excited for JoAnn’s new job and freedom to be a mom, grandmom, and wife, but I sure do miss her whole bunch already.  She taught me so much in our 4 years together and I so look forward to introducing Lil’ Frankie #2 to Granma Jo.  She is a true angel walking on this earth and I am so grateful that she is my Atlanta mom.  Here’s a real picture of her that she may not get mad at me for posting.