In the spring of this year, my husband's father passed away. He had not been healthy for some time. He had gained a lot of weight over the past two years and got winded very easily. We believe he died in his sleep. His death was not unexpected, but still a surprise.
My husband has been going through the boxes that were left over, closing his accounts, and sifting through many parts of his life. We found boxes of pictures of Dad, his kids, and his grandkids. We even found an old scrapbook that Joshua's grandmother had made for his Dad-- one that we had never seen. Joshua spent a lot of time on the phone with his sisters. They ultimately decided that they wanted to have his body cremated and have a private family ceremony this summer.
Our church and friends were so supportive. We got dinners brought to our home, and many people listened and listened and listened. We received so many cards in the mail and even a book for Joshua. Everyone has been wonderful to our family, just so kind and understanding. It was a loss for me too... He was a Dad to me for over 25 years!
So here are some pictures of him...
Several weeks ago, we got together with Joshua's sisters, his Mom, our nieces, nephew, and aunt and uncle south of here to spread Dad's ashes in the river. We had rented a park shelter all for us, ate barbeque lunch, looked at old pictures, played lawn games, and chatted a lot. Toward the end of the day, for his "Celebration of Life," we had a time where we read his obituary, told a few stories, viewed photos, and cried. Then we walked to the river and Joshua put his ashes into the river. We all watched and cried, even him. It was a solemn minute.
“So he left the land of the Chaldeans and settled in Harran. After the death of his father, God sent him to this land where you are now living."
Romans 6:4
"We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life."
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