Trying not to be overcome with negativity today. My wife lost her Grandmother last week. It tears me up seeing my in-laws go through something so familiar. Ms Iva was the one in-law that always sent me Fathers Day cards and Birthday cards and it meant the world to me especially after losing my Mother. I didnt know her for as long as I wouldve liked to but she made an impact on me that Ill never forget. Her Funeral was last Saturday. At the service my mind was flooded with bad memories but I couldnt keep my eyes of my Father in-law as he sat there in the dreaded front row. Not so long ago my brothers and I were in the same terrible position and to see him go through it makes me unbearably sad. Today we lost my last Longstreth Grandparent. Im sad, angry, frustrated and in general sick of seeing my loved ones hurting. Everyone says If theres anything you need but its not what we need its what we want and the only thing we want is something we can never have. My advice to the family feeling the hurt and pain from these awful situations is to try to take something positive away from it. That might sound corny or crazy or both but we have to. Im not religious but I believe there is more to life than we can comprehend and that its never really over. For me personally I take these situations as a cold, painful reminder that were all on the clock and wed better get busy doing whatever it is we all aspire to do because weve got some big shoes to fill. We were raised by some incredible people. Now its our turn to do them justice by carrying on and keeping them alive with us by sharing the memories with our kids. Our family is huge and theres never a shortage of shoulders to cry on but I think our missing loved ones would scold us for mourning and not celebrating their lives and shared memories.
Posted on: Wed, 16 Jul 2014 21:24:00 +0000
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