January 19, 2002
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Good morning. Today well its a day. No great words of wisdom to impart. No serious whines. Just functioning as best as possible.
Have to go to a funeral today. The man who died was our Christmas Grandpa. A few years back our family felt we were missing something at Christmas time. So my mom invited an older couple to our Christmas day. They fit in perfectly and became our Christmas grandparents. We visit off & on throughout the year, though not a lot. Enjoy them at church, his wife does nursery for my kids about once a month. But at Christmas they are "ours". Not anymore.
His wife is actually not that old (50's) so I don't know what she'll be doing. She still works, and their marriage was not your typical marriage. It was rather a marriage of convenience. They were friends and she lived at his house to take care of him. OUr church didn't think it looked too good. And asked her to either move out or get married. They got married. And he treated her like a princess. Called her "my lady" very sweet.
I'm not sad really about his dying. He was so miserable. Stroke after stroke. But I worry about his wife, and how she'll deal.
Father God, I pray for G today at the funeral as she tries to pacify his family & her family etc. And that she would allow herself to grieve. In your sons name, amen
Comments (5)
It's always sad to lose someone you care for. My prayers are with all of you, and your "Christmas Grandpa's" wife.
I'm glad you seem to be feeling a bit better today, otherwise.
That is really sad
I pray that God will comfort your friend.
Praying for this women.
Thinking of you all.
Praying for you and the wife. She must have been very attached to him and there a re different kinds of love and ways to express them.
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