For those of you who don't already know, 2009 and 2010 were both full of excitement and full of sadness. Robert and I were engaged on Christmas of 2008. While we were planning a September 2009 wedding, we toured Israel with our church that March. We planned and participated in a wonderful missions trip to Malawi, Africa in June. We bought a house in August. We celebrated with 740+ of our closest family and friends. Feeding them all in less than an hour due to my dad's amazing organization skills. It was a beautiful celebration of the love of Christ and the gift of love He gave us to give to each other. That Thanksgiving we were telling our families that we were expecting. That Christmas, it had only been one year since we had been engaged. In February of 2010, we had a sonogram that confirmed we were having a girl. The following Sunday, on my desk in the church office, I found a framed photo of our daughter that said, "love at first sight", a gift from my dad.
On March 11, 2010, my dad passed away suddenly. Today, we miss him just as much. We know that he is celebrating eternal life without anymore pain or sadness with our Lord and Savior Jesus. The only things that make it "easier" is remembering his life here and knowing that we will see him again.
What a great tribute to dad and a happy reminder of the happy events that led up to the time of his homegoing. Love you Susan. Mom
ReplyDeleteHe was such a good dad to you all. He once said that he wanted to live in a place where all his kids would live in adjoining houses (like on a cul-de-sac) so he would always have you close to him. Well, I wouldn't be surprised if he's organizing that exact thing in Heaven so that all your mansions will be near to his. And I'll bet he's custom building each one to suit you and your families. Sending my love you all and grateful for the wonderful memories you've given me over the years. God bless your dad for bringing you into the world (and I think your Mom had a little bit to do with it, too, lol - hi, my dearest Barb!) From your loving friend, Maureen Roland
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