"Grandpa"

     I still can't believe He's gone!  The man who had become Grandpa to me; filling that gaping Grandpa spot that was vacant, now gone! 
     The hard part . . . was he ready?  I think back over the talks, the many times my sister and I prayed on the way to his house asking Jesus to flow through us, help us know just what to say and what not to say.  He had so many questions, was so fascinated by our life style, our faith.  How many times he would marvel at our unshaken belief in God, our peace, and well something he just couldn't put his finger on.
     We were at his house for a meal one night and the next evening we get the call that he was gone.  Maybe even gone that same night.  His wife was on a trip and found him gone when she got back.  Wow!  We had had such a nice evening, he had done a lot of talking, reminiscing old times, even telling us some dark secrets of his past. 
     Wow!  So we were the last people he saw before he passed on.  Would I have done or said anything different?  How would I have handled it if I would have known?  But I didn't . . . but God did! 
     I remember while sitting there that last evening, asking Jesus to use us and direct how He wanted to use us, and I have to trust He did.  I felt the reassurance that even when we didn't always say something, when we were just listening to his stories, our spirits, Jesus flowing through us, was still making an impact.
     But I wish I really knew!  I feel for his wife who also has been doing a lot of prayer for him and was concerned for his soul.  But I have to know that we filled the spot we were suppose to fill.  We pointed him to Jesus, we prayed, we lived out our faith and the rest is with God.
     We sure will miss you, "Grandpa"!!!  And I really . . . really hope, we get to see you again!!!