Well, I went to a funeral last week for a dear friend's father. He had four precious girls, and three grandchildren all under the age of 2. It was heart wrenching to see those young ladies. I spent the night at their house countless times growing up, and their dad was such a sweet, compassionate man!
The two oldest girls lost their mom to cancer when they were little, so it is crazy that they have now lost their dad. He was in great shape since he was a runner, and as he was running around White Rock Lake, he collapsed with heart trouble. By the grace of God another runner who frequently ran with him found him, and they rushed him to the hospital. He was in surgery for seven hours, but then his organs began to shut down. He was in his 50s.
Every time I think about it I cry for those girls and their mom. It is such a wake up call that life is short. I just went home after the funeral and wanted to be with my husband and daughter. We are so blessed to be surrounded by people who love us. Let us not waste a moment! Praise God that he was a believer and those girls will be reunited with their father.
My favorite story they told at the funeral was when the youngest daughter wanted to learn to play softball. He kept pitching her the ball in the front yard, and she just couldn't make contact with that ball. Finally she did hit it- right into the living room window. Her dad's response, "YOU DID IT!"
How wonderful those girls had their precious dad. Their mom said, "I'm not bitter. I'm just thankful for twenty wonderful years that I had with him."
5 comments:
Wow! I will be in prayer for them! It is crazy how life is! It is like a vapor, just like the Bible says! I know what you mean about it making you just want to be with your family, and it also makes you want to make the little moments count! :) It gives Deuteronomy 6:4-9 a whole new reality! :) XOX
This fragility of life frightens me. I have lost two very close relatives in my lifetime and it has destroyed my sense of invincibility. What a thought, to lose someone or something that was such an intricate element of your life just ripped from your reality. People are never the same when these things happen. I truly feel for these people-- and all people in their time of loss. If they have faith then they are fortunate. Those who have no faith--what is there to say?
so sad...so precious and such a good reminder.
How tragic...
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