Right in the midst of writing the blog this morning, I received a call from my sister. She had news we were expecting, but even so, very difficult to hear. My brother-in-law, Dick, my sister’s dear husband of sixty-two years had passed into eternity.

It’s always a shock, because we resist death. We don’t want it to come. It is an unwanted visitor in our lives. And yet, death is as much a part of life as is birth.

Dick has been a part of my life for a very long time. He married my sister when I was not even a teenager. I may write more about him later. Right now, in spite of my expecting this phone call, I am still processing this reality.

Just as the above comment says. Heaven will heal the sorrow, but just like any illness or surgery, there’s a recovery time. It doesn’t happen all at once. There is terrific pain in the loss of a prominent person in our life as he was. We have the hope of seeing him once again, but there is still the empty seat at the table. His sense of humor and intellect were sharp as could be. Everyone loved and expected his amusing banter in nearly every conversation. We will miss him.

I’m not ready to remember all of the many qualities he had. Right now, I’m just sad. I’d like to stop time right now–or before 3:30 am, the time he died.

Right now, I pray you will consider your path. Our Lord promises to show us the path of life. I’ve trusted in that promise for a long time. I am grateful I’ll see Dick again one day on the other side. What about you? Do you know your eternal destination? I pray you do. Ask for guidance. He will give it to you.

For those who are grieving, as our family and especially the family unit who has just received the news their husband, father, and grandfather, is now in heaven, I pray you know as I have found in my own experience, the peace that passes all understanding.

He is there!

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