I Miss All'yall
I think the title says it all.
Maybe I should add a 'SOOO MUCH!!!!' after it...
It's so weird being home right now knowing Kaleo is still having fun doing your own thing while I'm sitting on my couch. Thats probably what hurts the most, knowing I missed a full week of fun, stories, adventures, experiences that I'll never be able to reclaim. I arrived back in Winnipeg at midnight on Thursday. My cousin was there to pick me up because the rest of my family was at my Grandpa's bedside because he wasn't expected to survive the night. He did survive that day, but passed away the next night.
There are two types of funerals. There are bittersweet funerals and then there are just plain bitter ones. My cousins' funeral almost 3 years ago was bitter. Getting taken before your family has enjoyed you enough sucks. Yeah I know they went to heaven, but it still flat out sucked. Living a long life devoted to your King, and being completely ready to die, leaves your family with a bittersweet funeral. My Grandpa was ready to go. He'd more than fulfilled his calling in life, and after taking care of my Alzheimer-stricken grandma for as long as he physically could, he let go. God caught him the other day. And carried him to eternity.
The funeral is on Thursday, which is later than I had expected. I won't be back until Friday which leaves 4 more days of waiting somewhat impatiently to get back to you guys. Till then I'm going to be busy busy busy. I've been working for three days now getting together a slideshow for the funeral. There have been hours and hours of collecting and editing old and new photos, and the stress is piling on. Add to that 3 assignments that are due 2 days after I return to BC.
Two weeks away is so long. Keep sending me wall posts, emails, whatever, cause they totally brighten my otherwise melancholy days. And it's 24/7 prayer week so you guys are able to pray for me and my family all the time!!! See you all soon!
-Joel
Maybe I should add a 'SOOO MUCH!!!!' after it...
It's so weird being home right now knowing Kaleo is still having fun doing your own thing while I'm sitting on my couch. Thats probably what hurts the most, knowing I missed a full week of fun, stories, adventures, experiences that I'll never be able to reclaim. I arrived back in Winnipeg at midnight on Thursday. My cousin was there to pick me up because the rest of my family was at my Grandpa's bedside because he wasn't expected to survive the night. He did survive that day, but passed away the next night.
There are two types of funerals. There are bittersweet funerals and then there are just plain bitter ones. My cousins' funeral almost 3 years ago was bitter. Getting taken before your family has enjoyed you enough sucks. Yeah I know they went to heaven, but it still flat out sucked. Living a long life devoted to your King, and being completely ready to die, leaves your family with a bittersweet funeral. My Grandpa was ready to go. He'd more than fulfilled his calling in life, and after taking care of my Alzheimer-stricken grandma for as long as he physically could, he let go. God caught him the other day. And carried him to eternity.
The funeral is on Thursday, which is later than I had expected. I won't be back until Friday which leaves 4 more days of waiting somewhat impatiently to get back to you guys. Till then I'm going to be busy busy busy. I've been working for three days now getting together a slideshow for the funeral. There have been hours and hours of collecting and editing old and new photos, and the stress is piling on. Add to that 3 assignments that are due 2 days after I return to BC.
Two weeks away is so long. Keep sending me wall posts, emails, whatever, cause they totally brighten my otherwise melancholy days. And it's 24/7 prayer week so you guys are able to pray for me and my family all the time!!! See you all soon!
-Joel
posted by Joel at 11:07 PM
10 Comments:
Joel!
my heart is with you and your family! There is not a time goes by here when we dont wish we could be with you right now to help you threw this heard time!.. you are in our prayers and in our hearts! ever one here is here for you, to cry with you or just sit with you and not say anything at all.
I'm happy that you get to spent time with your faimly, reamber you have a nother faimly here for you when you get back!
you are my brother!
Praying for you!
your sister in Christ
Michelle
buddy. thanks for the post. we've got up up on the walls of the prayer room! and we'll missing you tons! but we'll make it, and soon you'll be back! prayin for ya,
steve
Joel!!!
There is a whole in K5 right now!! We miss you tons, feel our love! We are praying for you!
Joel! We miss you and we are praying for you! There is defiantly a whole in the group and we can't wait for you to come home!
joel, we miss you and love you so much... we have been praying for you all the time, just know that just because you are away doesn't make you any less apart of this family. We can't wait for you to be here with us again!
and... i just realized that Sheri and I both spelt hole wrong! opps!
I miss you Joel its just not the same here without you and your enthusiasm!!!!!!
Joel, we miss you and you are in our prayers and our hearts. We'll see you soon!
Joel, I miss you bro! I am praying for your family and that you will not feel that we have forgotten about you! There is a definite hole where you were and we want you back here.
God bless!
Yay for Jordan spelling hole wright.
Back in less than 2 days!
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