Comments on: A 63 year dream…

By: TulipGirl

TulipGirl — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 04:59:25 +0000

*tears*

By: jlove

jlove — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 13:35:23 +0000

Thank you everyone for your kind words and prayers! Everything went fine last weekend with the funeral, although it was hard to watch my Grandfather say goodbye. I saw him again last night, and he seems to be in relatively good spirits, which is good.

Thanks again for your support and prayers!

By: Clare

Clare — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 13:05:33 +0000

I’m sure they stayed together just for you!

Condolences. I’ve often said when walking into our family home that I still feel like my grandmother is just around the corner, or that Daddy is upstairs on his computer. My mother, who actually lives there, feels very differently, feels a clear sense of their “gone-ness.” I must say I’m glad I feel the other way, though I know they’re gone and a part of that great cloud. Rambling now.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 22:31:14 +0000

What a poignantly beautiful post! It reminds me of my oldest daughter’s graduation exercises. One of the principals of the school had cancer this year, and had to undergo treatments, and fortunately, it was arrested. He spoke at the graduation, and one of his main points was that this life is a fleeting vapor, and it is how we live for eternity that counts in this life.

But because life is so fleeting, we do need to cherish the moments and people around us more — and that was your idea here.

I just finished a blog entry, hoping that July would not be as hectic as June was for me. But now I realize that June was just stuffed with a lot of things that matter most — and I am cherishing the memories now.

Your blog entry has helped me to be more thankful for the here and now of my life, and for that I thank you! I will be praying for your grandfather. These next few weeks and months will be difficult for him and I will pray that the Lord bears him up.

By: Dennis Laing

Dennis Laing — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:13:57 +0000

I pray for God’s presence and the reality of Christ in your loss. That is a very moving tribute!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:49:25 +0000

My heart goes out to your granddad and your family. Thank you for sharing.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:51:27 +0000

Thanks for sharing this. There’s a lot of good insight in that post. I can only imagine being with someone for so long and then losing them unexpectedly like that. And I needed the reminder to live with a sense of primacy with what’s going on right now.

Many prayers for your Grandfather, you, and the rest of your family.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:14:03 +0000

jlove,

That’s beautiful.

And even a little convicting. Perspective is an amazing thing. How/why is it that we so easily convince ourselves that the world we experience is actually reality? Thanks for that little reality check.

Know that our family is keeping your family - especially your grandfather - in our thoughts and prayers.

(Where’s that crying smiley when you need it?)

(Here ya go Jenn - Bri)

By: Milly

Milly — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:01:39 +0000

Prayers for you and your family.