Sad news
Jim's grandmother died last night around midnight. From what his mom says, it sounds like it was quick and relatively pain free. Jim will go up today to be with his mom and grandfather, and I'll follow with the boys tomorrow. I'm a bit nervous about guiding James through his first funeral. (Logan won't be involved much, if at all.) I never went to a funeral as a child because no one in my family (or life, for that matter) died when I was growing up, so my first funeral was as a young adult, and it made me so nervous. But because of that, I don't have the perspective of what this will be like for him, and I admit that I'm nervous about how he'll react to it all. I expect many, many questions, and I'll do my best to answer them accurately and in a way that will prepare him for what he'll experience.
I feel badly for Jim's grandpa. Just a few months of 60 years of marriage to someone and then losing them must leave a large, gaping hole in your life. I hope that his faith will give him the comfort that he's needing right now, knowing that he'll be with her again one day.
Rest in peace, Grandma Y.
I feel badly for Jim's grandpa. Just a few months of 60 years of marriage to someone and then losing them must leave a large, gaping hole in your life. I hope that his faith will give him the comfort that he's needing right now, knowing that he'll be with her again one day.
Rest in peace, Grandma Y.