Saying Goodbye

Yesterday my wonderful husband lost his grandpa. He called me before lunch to tell me...all I could think about was how are his Grandma and his Mom doing? I prayed for them both all day and I hope they are feeling the strength of the many prayers I'm sure are being uttered for them. It is never easy to lose a loved one, but I hate to think about what it will be like when I lose my parents and heaven forbid my husband. It is such a difficult thing that we have to go through this whole death thing. Somehow I think it's a lot more difficult for those of us left behind than for the one who actually dies.

It's times like this that I am extremely grateful for my knowledge of the gospel and the plan of salvation. To know that we will see each other again and we will be with our loved ones is a huge comfort especially in times of loss like this. I will miss Grandpa Nash too. I've known and loved him for 11 years. He was a wonderful man, a good father, grandfather, and great grandfather. We loved to visit them and help them in the garden. (honestly we usually mostly helped with the harvesting part--the fun part) We loved the slow pace of the small town they live in and the joy of doing nothing, of sitting on the porch and watching life go by. We will all truly miss him and look forward to the time when we can see him again.

We love you Grandpa Nash!!