While we have very thankful hearts for so many blessings this Christmas, something was just missing.
It started weeks ago when we did not receive any Christmas cards that had been totally sealed with shipping tape and none of the backs were covered with colorful stickers.
No one called to asked us how we were doing... in French.
We received many hugs, but none came with "eeks, eeks, and double eeks".
I didn't worry about any wheat allergies at dinner.
There were no gifts under the tree that said TO: Grandpa
This was our first Christmas without Brent's dad, and it reminded us of all the great things that we have enjoyed for so long. He invested so much into our lives. What a blessing to know that someone really cares about you, keeps updated on your plans, and supports you. While we know that last Christmas was our last together and we are all still grieving, we do have so many memories to cherish.
December 25, 2007
Good memories... they make it a little easier to deal with everything we did not get this Christmas and remind us to cherish the time we have with people we love!
2 comments:
I know how hard it is to go through thouse emotions. I experienced the same with my sweet Grandpa Gates. It does help to know that we always have those precious memories to hold onto forever!
You were all so blessed to have been loved by this precious man. The firsts are always the hardest but remembering fond memories does help. Precious pictures! Love you, T
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