10/24/2025
Time is an interesting thing.
Yesterday was a pretty typical day. After a long night with my 4 month old, I slept in then went about our day as usual. Household chores, a little work, chatting with my mom on the phone, going to a pumpkin patch with a friend.
It wasn’t until nearly 5:00 that I realized. Yesterday marked five years since my Grandma had passed.
I pulled into my garage and just sat there a while. It caught me off guard that I hadn’t remembered sooner. I’m one who pretty often gets nostalgic. Not to mention, I’ve got a whole company (named after my Grandma !!!) whose purpose is to remember those who’ve made an impact on our lives.
I went about my business teary-eyed for the next few hours, wrestling with the emotions.
But after spending some much needed quality time with my husband and son last night and editing a life history video this morning, I feel so much peace.
My mom shared this quote with me when I started Planted nearly three years ago:
“Do not trust your memory; it is a net full of holes; the most beautiful prizes slip through it.”
Yesterday reminded me how fragile the memory can be. How it can drift past dates and still land on the people who matter most. It wasn’t the anniversary that mattered, but my Grandma herself. And that’s something that will always stay with me.
So today, I do everything I can to remember and honor my Grandma, Connie Plant Kern. I’ll sing my son “The Pirate Don Durk of Dowdee”. I’ll share old home videos with cousins and siblings who like me, didn’t always get to see her in the way the videos show. And I’ll do everything I can to help others preserve their family stories.
Because our mind is a net with holes, and life is full of memories too precious to fall through🤍
