Grandpa Jim

My grandpa died last weekend.  I flew to Florida to be with my family and attend his memorial and burial. There was a lot of emotion and a lot of "remember the time when Grandpa.....".  It was in all accounts a great weekend.  My grandpa was 91 when he died.  As his health deteriorated, I could tell he was ready to go.  I'm happy for you Grandpa, you were a great guy and I cherish all my memories of  you.  I'll see you soon.

My heart is filled with songs of forever
A city that endures, where all is made new
I know I don't belong here
I'll never call this place my home
I'm just passing through

Live for eternity

Turns out I'm really ADD. Even in church. I usually take tons of notes because this is a way I can stay focused on what's going on. I forgot my notebook this Sunday like an idiot and so my mind was everywhere. The one thing I did latch on to even thought about through much of the sermon was the idea that this world is a shadow of things to come. Just like the Old Testament times were a shadow of the cross and Christ, this life is a shadow of eternity and the life we'll have to come. Weird. It hit me how much I worry about all kinds of random things when they just aren't going to matter in the long run.