Monday, April 14, 2014

It's not goodbye, but see you again in time....His time.


It doesn't seem like 67 years with you was nearly enough, this family still had so much to learn from you... With your booming voice and sparkling blue eyes, you took over a room with out effort.  The yells from our kids on the look out for Grandpa G will always be one of my favorite memories...

Grandpa G is in the house, watch out ya'all!!  

Your energy, honesty, devotion and love of God is a HUGE foundation for this family in so many ways.  We will forever remember the gentle giant that spent every day of his life loving the Lord and his family with every fiber of his being.  The earth lost a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and friend... But heaven just gained one heck of a new angel! 

So we are not saying goodbye, but until we see you again...  Grandpa G, we love you. 


Last Saturday we were all invited to a family BBQ at the request of Alex's parents.  Alex's mother has had some health issues lately and so she has been spending more of her time back east.  She didn't say anything during the holidays and then the weddings followed that so she again held off.  But she felt it was time to tell the family that she was diagnosed with cancer and they didn't find it until she was already stage 4.  After much prayer and discussion with doctors she has decided not to try any treatments but take what time she has left and spend it with family.  Sadly many of us felt she made this choice due to her husbands failing health, that they wanted to go as closely together as possible. None of us vocalized it but I know all of us wanted to hear her say she would fight and win over this cancer that has attacked her body.  Of course that is selfish on our parts and probably a gut reaction since we are just learning of this and she has had several months to come to terms with her decision.

Sunday morning around 2am, Alex's father had a massive heart attack and passed within moments.  Needless to say this family is dealing with a bunch right now and just in our house alone we have gone from shock to anger and then tears... Lots and lots of tears.   Alex has taken his Mom home and we are traveling first thing in the morning to be with them.  The rest of the family is all finding ways home for his final celebration.. Yes, he had written a letter explaining he didn't want a funeral but a celebration of his life and his passing on to meet his Lord.  So a celebration of life is what this great man will get!!


18 comments:

  1. My prayers are with you and your family.
    Meredith

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  2. My condolences - it's so difficult to accept the passing of a loved one. My heart goes out to you and your family and I'm sending along prayers for you to get through this and what's down the road.

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    1. Thank you Leigh.. really hard week, but we got through it all and we had some laughs as well as tears. :0)

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  3. Alex and Irish I am so so sorry to hear of the sudden passing of your Father. I hope some day the pain will lessen and happy tears will be the majority of the ones that fall.

    You are in my thoughts and prayers
    willie

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    1. Thanks Wilma, we did find some laughs to mingle in with the tears. :0)

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  4. I am so sorry for your loss. Your family is in my prayers.

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  5. I am so sorry for your loss Lucky...that just pure D sucks...you're dealing with his loss and her news...so much to take in at once.

    My daddy had cancer and when they couldn't get it all in surgery, he decided not to seek further treatment either. I lost him a bit over 20 years ago...he wrote a beautiful poem for our family that I shared on my blog. Please feel free to print it out if you think it might give comfort to your family. Here's the link to it http://gigglesgrinsandreflections.blogspot.com/2012/09/hole-in-my-heart.html.

    Sending lots of prayers and positive energy for you and yours.

    Hugs and Blessings...
    Cat

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    1. Hi Cat,

      Thank you so much for sharing the poem, I have printed it off to share with my MIL. We have a rough few months coming, but I know this family will pull together and make it through... :0)

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  6. I'm so sorry for your loss. Even knowing you'll be together again doesn't really make it hurt much less, I know. Your family will be in my prayers.

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  7. I'm so sorry. (((hugs))) & prayers

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  8. Awww, I'm so sorry for your loss and for the news of you MIL. But I like the way you are looking at it, "until we meet again,"

    Thoughts and prayers with you and your family during this difficult time.

    "God be with you 'til we meet again...."

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    1. Hi Sarah,

      Thanks.. Yes, we have a rough few months coming, but we will get through it together. It's really hard to remember some times this time and place on earth is only temporary, our final place will be SOOOO much better. :0)

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  9. I'm so sorry you and your family are going through such a painful and difficult time, Irish. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

    Hugs, Sadie

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