Last month, my sweet Grandaddy went to be with Jesus. He broke his hip the week before and never fully recovered from the anesthesia and surgery. He was one month away from 90! I don't think about death very much. I honestly don't think about Heaven very much either. I wonder what it was like when Jesus welcomed him into heaven!? What did Grandaddy say? What did Jesus say? Wow, that just is crazy to think about! His memorial service was so wonderful! I knew most of the things spoken about him but to hear it all at one time, was very inspiring! His life makes me want to be better. One of the coolest things is that I don't remember anything negative come from his mouth. He had a lot to complain about with diabetes and living in a nursing home. Of course that wasn't his ideal, but he never complained and always kept a good attitude. That's amazing! He treated Grandmother so well. They loved each other so sweetly. He was gentle and kind. The last few years they just sat together all day long just holding hands, sometimes watching tv, sometimes listening to Grandmother's hymns being played on the player.
Life and death are interesting things. In the time of all of this death through the pandemic and now with Grandaddy's death, Caleb was born into this life. He's so new and so fresh. He doesn't know much about the world yet. He's so sweet and innocent. A blank canvas. Thinking about Grandaddy's life just makes me hope that Cal is a man of God like that! Grandaddy's life is complete here on Earth. Caleb's is just beginning. What will he see in his life time if he lives for 90 years! God ordained Caleb's birth and knew when it would be Grandaddy's last day here on Earth. God is good and he is in control.
