Because He is God: Keep me in your heart for a while

My grandpa died on Saturday. His health had been declining for years, but it was still completely jarring to get an email from my uncle on a Monday morning that said, "...both the hospice staff and the Sunrise staff indicate that Jim will probably die within 2 weeks." Sure enough, five days later.

My family were all given a unique opportunity - to say goodbye. It's an overwhelming thing. To choose the last words you'll say to a loved one; to think of the last thing you'll ever say. My sisters and I each wrote a letter to Papa and my aunt graciously read them to him. Do you dance around it? Do you say, "You're dying. You know it, I know. And I love you." I love that Kristen said, "You're just about to go to heaven...I wonder if you're a little scared or just really excited or just tired and ready to be there." I wish I could have heard his answer.

There's no better song for this post (because yes, I feel that every significant event in life can be linked to a good, good song) than Warren Zevon's Keep Me in Your Heart (which he wrote when he knew he'd soon pass away due to cancer).