This story is a little sad, but Spencer and I really wanted to remember it, so here it is on our blog. Last monday my cousin Lisa got married. She had her reception at Le Jardin which is a flower shop at the cemetery where my Dad is buried. I had cut a tulip from our yard to put on his grave while we were there. We knew JJ would ask questions about what we were doing, so we thought it would be appropriate time to talk about it. We've talked about my Dad before, so we didn't think it would be a big deal. We told him we were going to visit Mommy's Daddy's grave, and that he died, and his is with Jesus. JJ was almost inconsolable. We was mad, sad, and crying his eyes out. To make him feel better Spencer suggested we pray for him that night that he would be happy with Jesus. I did not want to remind him, so I didn't say anything, but he remembered. So that night he prayed that Grandpa Del would be happy with Jesus. So that explained it, he thought his Grandpa Del died. Grandpa Del is my step Dad, he has never met my Dad. It really made me realize the love he has for his Grandma's and Grandpa's. It also really got me thinking about my Dad, and I felt like he experienced the pain I've felt all my life. There is not a day that goes by that I didn't wish I had my Dad around. But the thing that's always got me through it is the promise of eternal families. What could be better?
James Douglas Dunfield
1942-1990
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