Sad News

Friday, December 28th
That evening we received a call from my mom telling me that my 93 year old grandfather had passed away. My first reaction was relief as he had been in the nursing home for a long time and could no longer walk or do anything for himself. And for the most part he couldn't communicate with us. Then the grief hit me that I would no longer see my grandpa's sweet smile this side of heaven. Jamie said he would fly me home for the funeral if I wanted. I considered it for a moment but felt strongly that God did not bring me half way around the world to turn right around and go home. I am so glad that I had spent my Wednesday's for the past year or so with him and my grandma. Maybe that should be a prerequisite for making a trip like this: To make sure if something happened to you or to someone you love while you were gone that you would have no regrets. Or maybe that's the way we should live our lives everyday! I will miss my grandpa but am confident that I will see him again someday in heaven.