Derek, Titan and I made a bittersweet trip to Albuquerque last weekend. We went with the feeling that we may not ever see my grandparents ever again. We have just committed our family to the United States Army until 2017. When our commitment is up, my grandparents will all be in their 90's.
I'm sure my paternal grandmother never thought she would see the day when she would be a GREAT GRANDMOTHER. She had my dad when she was almost 40. At the time, she didn't even think she would live to see him graduate high school. 50 years later, she not only has a son who graduated high school with her being there, but she has a granddaughter and a great-grandson.
I am going to miss these four people. They have had so much positive influence in my life. Derek has lost all of his grandparents except for 1. She lives in Pennsylvania and has only seen her 7 times in his entire 27 years of living.
My favorite part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is how family-oriented it is. And although 2 of my grandparents are not of the same religion as I am, I know I will see them again because FAMILIES ARE FOREVER.
so true. that really is one of the greatest things about our church :) your grandpa with the backwards cap looks like an awesome guy haha. and is the grandpa in the blue the one who you got your genes from?
ReplyDeleteLauren...oh how it brings me to tears (in a good way) to hear you talk about loosing Uncle Drew & Aunt Laura! They mean so much to me (as well as the Sikora's)! We have got to stay close forever... :0)
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I LOVE grandma and grandpa mcinnes. It has been so long since i have seen them, but they are so special to me still.
ReplyDeleteLove this post!! Yes, Families are Forever.
ReplyDeleteThanks for always being a good commenter on my blog. I love hear from you! I posted a follow-up comment to you in reference to the "skinny" talk.
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