Today was Brad’s Grandpa’s funeral. We drove out to his Grandparent’s house to hang out until It was time to go to the funeral home. We headed out and I fed Katie lunch in the car before we went in. Everyone talked and talked some more. Then the immediate family gathered in the room with Brad’s Grandpa to say our final goodbye. It was heartbreaking. All his Grandkids (including me) got to put a rose in his casket and say goodbye to him one last time. It’s just all so unreal… dream-like. It’s not every day that this happens to you. He’s been the only person I’ve had to pass away in my life that was pretty close to me. My Grandpa passed when I was 6 but I didn’t know him too well. I met Nolan when I first met Brad and got closer to him and Brad’s Grandma over these years. He was always looking at the positive in life and loved to crack jokes to make someone laugh.
I’m so exhausted. After the funeral, we headed back to his Grandparent’s house to eat and chat. We eventually headed home. I cleaned house, put some laundry on and now I’m sitting here eating dinner.
We stayed up way too late last night! Deffo going to sleep earlier tonight. We’ve got a snow storm coming tomorrow night! Might get up to 8 inches!
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I express my sympathy in the loss of your grandpa. There’s a special bond between grandparents and grandchildren. Your grandpa was important to you, and you were important to him.
I just wrote a book for grandparents that affirms them in their significant role and offers them tools to be wonderful grandparents. You can learn more about my book, Preparing My Heart for Grandpaarenting, at http://www.preparingmyheart.net. Those who have read it say the content is useful for anyone who has kids or works with them.
God bless you as you realize anew the brevity of life and the importance of making the most of each day. My verse for this year is Ephesians 2:10–and I desire to daily determine the good works God planned in advance for me to do.
Blessings,
Lydia Harris