Christmas 2010

Christmas 2010

checking in

We laid Papa to rest yesterday. The service was nice and we couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day.

Papa and I had a very special relationship. It is well known that I had him wrapped around my finger ever since I was a baby. I really hope he knew it was a mutual adoration.

The outpouring of support has been quite overwhelming. It's a true testament to the wonderful man Papa was. There was standing room only at the services and the florist actually ran out of flowers.

While it's comforting to know Papa is in Heaven, it still hurts so incredibly much to loose him. He will be greatly missed. I am devastated for my grandmother, his wife of 59 years. And I ache for Pierce and Harper who won't get to know him as I did.

We are absolutely crushed. The coming days will be very difficult for all of us. Please continue to uplift my grandmother, my mother, her siblings, and the rest of us who loved him dearly in prayer as we all try to return to some sense of normalcy. I'm struggling to pull myself together to help make Christmas special for my kids.

Papa went home.....

He reunited with our Lord and Savior this evening. I was blessed with one last visit with him this afternoon to say goodbye. He's at peace in a better place with no pain. But it still feels like my heart has shattered into a million pieces....... He was a great man and the world has suffered a great loss today. Please continue to hold our family, especially my grandmother, in your prayers.

Papa.....

Papa's physicians, my grandmother, our chaplain, my mother, and all her siblings met today to discuss further treatment and care for Papa. They are transferring him to a hospice facility tonight and think it's just a matter of time. They don't think he will get better....... We're absolutely devastated. I feel like everyone is giving up hope. I know you are but please, please continue to keep him and my grandmother in your prayers.

Praise be to God!

The doctors are planning to move Papa out of the ICU today as long as he continues to do well off the BiPAP breathing machine. He's fighting hard. Please keep praying!

Papa is breathing on his own!

Please, please, keep praying!

good visit

I had a wonderful visit with Papa this morning. He's alert and talking--and even cracked a joke. He's still incredibly sick but we're grateful for small improvements and every bit of time we have left with him. Thank you all so much for your continued thoughts and prayers for him, my grandmother, and our family.