I know this is a WEIRD title, but it seemed quite appropriate since this last weekend. It seems that the holidays (Christmas, Thanksgiving, or at least the cold month holidays) are full of death and sadness. Morbid thought, yes. Truthful, yes.
Luke's paternal grandmother died this past weekend after a year+ battle with brain cancer. It was sad that she had to suffer, but wonderful that she died pretty peacefully, without pain.
A few months back Grandpa put her in a nursing home because she needed more help than he could provide at home. Luke and I didn't quite understand how bad it was until we emailed Iris (Luke's mom) last week and she explain what state Grandma was in. It was pretty bad. Up until putting her in the nursing home, she had been in quite a bit of pain, but the nursing home was able to provide her with the medication she needed.
This past Saturday we received a call that Grandma had gone into a coma. They didn't expect her to live long, not even through the night, so everyone was able to prepare themselves. We got a call around 1a.m. that she had passed. The most amazing part? She came out of her coma for a few minutes, looked at Grandpa and then passed on. How beautiful is that?
What's not so beautiful? They weren't members of the Church, so they believed that instead of seeing each other again, that they were resting forever. I guess that is better than thinking other things, but sad nonetheless. I guess it's even sadder that they WERE members of the Church a LONG time ago, but left.
On a brighter note, I am so thankful that as members of the Church, we KNOW there is life after death and that we can live with our family members again someday. So thankful that some of my family will be spending Thanksgiving with us and eating LOTS of fantastic food!!
What are you thankful for on this TUESDAY before Thanksgiving?
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I am thankful that my husband still has a job. With the economy the way it is right now, my heart goes out to those who have families to provide for, but have lost their jobs. We have at least 4-5 families in our ward who's husbands don't have jobs. My heart really goes out to them and i hope that things will start to change for the better SOON! That's what I am thankful for today!
I am thankful that my husband still has a job. With the economy the way it is right now, my heart goes out to those who have families to provide for, but have lost their jobs. We have at least 4-5 families in our ward who's husbands don't have jobs. My heart really goes out to them and i hope that things will start to change for the better SOON! That's what I am thankful for today!
Sorry about Luke's grandma. It seems like we've had a lot of deaths in our family between nov-feb too. It almost seems to go along with the season (winter).
What am I greatful for? Six years without a cavity!!! I went to the dentist today. Jason needs a root canal on one of his teeth. It would have made me sick if I needed any dental work. Last time I had a new cavity was after I had braces. I had five cavities then. It's amazing because pregnancy has ruined my body in some ways, but it seems to have gone very well with my teeth and my eyes. No cavities and my eye sight improved after Jamie was born. Amazing.
Katie: I am thankful for my beautiful nieces who I'm so proud of and their amazing, darling families! Have a wonderful thanksgiving.
Love, Aunt Eva
I'm so sorry to hear the news about Luke's Grandma, but glad that she was finally able to find peace! Do you think his family would let you do their work?
That's so hard! That happened to us last Thanksgiving to my Grandma. She was a member, but my Grandpa is not! I, too, am thankful for the knowledge the gospel provides us in knowing that we will be together again someday!
That was a thoughtful post. We don't have anything deep (yet) at the Thomas family blog, but you never know. Happy holidays.
I'm really sorry to hear about Luke's grandma. I hope you are all doing okay. Even though she wasn't a member, a year from now you can do her temple work, and that will be a really cool experience. It was so neat to do my mom's temple work when she passed away 2 years ago. So, I guess that leads into the next part of my comment: what I'm thankful for. I am thankful for the gospel and my testimony and temples and family and so many other things! Hope you guys had a good holiday!
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