On the flip side...

Life isn't always full of fun, joyful days... today I'm off to pay my respects to a family friend. My thoughts and prayers go out to the Bakker family as they lay to rest a beloved husband, dad, grandpa, great grandpa and dear friend. Tomorrow I go to a visitation for a great friends sister who passed away much to early, after fighting a courageous battle of cancer. This weekend is going to be very difficult for so many friends and my heart aches for them all. Saying good-bye is never easy, no matter how old your loved one may be. It also brings back so many memories of my loved ones who have passed. I'm so thankful I have so many wonderful memories with my loved ones. Today I just can't help but think of my late grandpa... I'm so honored that he was able to meet Claudia, but wish everyday that he would have been around to meet my other 2 munchkins. I'm sure Constance would have made him smile and laugh. There are so many times that I look at her (and my other girls too) and I can just picture him sitting right there beside me smiling away at her. Oh how he would have loved them to pieces. As a child of God it is reassuring to know that even though he's not physically with me here on earth, I know he knows my girls and is getting a kick out of them up in heaven. Someday I know he and I will have a conversation about my girls, face to face... oh what a glorious day that will be. As I mourn with 2 wonderful families this weekend, I extend my deepest sympathy... and as I wipe the tears from my cheeks remembering my grandpa, I just thank God for those wonderful memories.