See You Later Grandpa Norman

Brad, the girls and I had a great time at MBC. We’ve come back feeling well rested and a little burnt (sunburnt that is!) We’re hoping to find another few days to head back up this summer.

At the end of our trip, we received news that my Grandpa Norman had died (July 7). We had one more night of camping and then dropped the girls off at Brad’s parents so that we could go to the funeral (July 10).

Our family met together at the funeral home and talked about the wonderful memories we have of Grandpa. We laughed a lot and certainly we cried. It really was a celebration of his life on earth and rejoicing of his new life in Heaven. He will be remembered for eating 12 cobs of corn at a meal, being an Awana leader, camp counsellor, disciplined studier of God’s Word, and someone who was always ready to share the Good News of Jesus with others. At the grave site, the funeral director shared that he was thankful for our families service for Grandpa. Two of his co-workers are not Christians, and they had to sit and listen to the testimony of God’s work in my Grandpa’s life. I couldn’t help thinking that this is how Grandpa would have liked it... being a witness to others, even through his death.

It isn’t very often that our whole family is together, so we took the opportunity to take a picture (above). Love you all!