DEAR FAMILY THAT I LOVE....

WHAT A SPECIAL MAN THAT I CAME TO KNOW AND HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO CALL "GRAMPY". THIS WONDERFUL MAN, OVER MANY YEARS, AT SPECIAL OCCASIONS, AND ESPECIALLY AT CAMP MEETING MADE A SPECIAL IMPACT ON MY LIFE. IT WAS WITH GREAT SADNESS AND MANY TEARS THAT I SHARED THE NEWS WITH MARCI WHEN SHE TOLD ME THAT GRAMPY WAS SLEEPING NOW. SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT APPRECIATED AS MUCH WHILE THEY ARE WITH US AS WHEN THEY HAVE FALLEN INTO HEAVENLY SLEEP, BUT EVEN I, AS AN "EXTENDED" GOOD FRIEND OF THE FAMILY FELT THE GREAT STRENGTH AND LOVE OF THIS WONDERFUL, HARD WORKING AND HONORABLE MAN.

MY LARGE FAMILY AND I WERE ALWAYS WELCOMED WITH OPEN ARMS INTO THE SHARED CAMP MEETING SPOT WHERE GRAMPY WAS ALWAYS SO HAPPY TO SHARE A STORY WITH ONE OF MY LITTLE ONES, OR WATCH THEM DO STICKER BOOKS. HE ALWAYS MADE US FEEL RIGHT AT HOME AND JUST PART OF THE FAMILY, NEVER TIRING OF THE LITTLE ONES RUNNING AMUCK, MAKING CRAZY MESSES, RUNNY NOSES, EVEN LOUD HOLLERING. I REMEMBER THE LOOK OF PEACE AND ENJOYMENT ON HIS FACE WHEN SOMETIMES I WOULD EXPECT POSSIBLE IRRITATION FOR BRINGING ALL THESE CHILDREN INTO THE PEACEFUL CAMP. HE ALWAYS WALKED BY OUR SPOT WITH HAPPY WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND MARVELED OVER HOW NICE OF A JOB I WAS DOING WITH MY FAMILY... SWEET WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT FOR A MOM WHO FELT LIKE ALL WAS LOST ON SOME DAYS...

WE WILL ALL MISS GRAPMPY ,FOR ME, ESPECIALLY AT CAMP MEETING. IT WILL NEVER BE THE SAME WITHOUT HIM THERE. I WILL MISS WATCHING A COUPLE, VERY MUCH IN LOVE, DOING EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND FOR EACH OTHER. WHAT A LOVING LEGACY THAT HAS BEEN LEFT BEHIND TO REMIND US WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IN LIFE... GOD, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS. I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING AGAIN IN HEAVEN WITH OUR JESUS, WHERE WE WILL SEE HIM AGAIN SO SOON!

GRAMMY, I WILL BE PRAYING FOR YOU AND I KNOW GOD WILL BE WITH YOU IN A SPECIAL WAY TO WRAP HIS ARS AROUND YOU AND REMIND YOU THAT WE ARE ONLY HERE FOR A SHORT WHILE BEFORE WE SHALL ALL BE TOGETHER IN HEAVEN, BUT UNTIL THEN I WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE CAMP MEETINGS WITH YOU THERE! MY SYMPATHY IS WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY AND MY LOVE GOES TO ALL OF YOU THIS DAY.

MUCH LOVE,
KORI