One Year Ago Today

Time is ever fleeting and zooming by like crazy. It doesn't seem like it, but one year ago today we stood around my dad's hospital bed and watched him take his last breaths. He had struggled for weeks just to get a good breath. There was absolutely nothing we could do to help. The doctors gave no hope and it seemed like prayers were not going to be answered "yes" to him living. I think it was the most helpless feeling I have ever experienced.

My dad was a quiet unassuming person who had nothing but love for others. He was not a perfect man, but he was a great dad. He always had time for us as youngsters and that continued throughout our lives. He was the most selfless person I knew. He would give the very last he had to make us happy. That kind of heart also made him a wonderful granddad.

So today we remember an awesome person. We remember ,not without hope of seeing him again, but with the assurance of grace that this time apart is just that, and with the way time flies, it won't be long when we will be together again. For that kind of confidence, we can praise our Father in heaven.