Life Interupted

Last night, D got a call from his grandma saying that his grandpa died while at work. They have owned a gas station for nearly all of their married lives. His grandpa has worked the full service station by himself every day for much of that time. Yesterday, his grandma tried to call the station but couldn't get ahold of anyone. So she sent someone into town to check. When that man arrived at the station, he found another couple there. That couple had tried to purchase gas and when D's grandpa didn't come out to pump it, they went inside and found him slumped over the counter. His grandpa loved the filling station and was very proud to have built a business by himself. So it's very fitting that he should go, sitting in a place he was very found of.

On the other side of things, the whole thing stinks. Life often makes no sense and this is no exception. This is our family's third death of an immediate relative in a year's time. This is the third person in our lives who was anxiously looking forward to Kenson but never got to meet him. D's grandparents were a huge part of his childhood. His mom was an only living child so there are no aunts and uncles. D has one brother and his grandma left on his mom's side. My heart hurts for his grandma; I can't imagine her hurt. She has had a lot of loss in her life time as she has lost two children and now a husband. Her heart is pretty hard towards God, I think, and she doesn't have much opportunity for social interaction as she doesn't work and is not really involved in any clubs or church activities. Thankfully, a couple who were great family friends stopped by last night to be with her and spent the night. I pray more people will rally around her. I pray she will let some of her walls down and let people love on her. I pray we will be able to love her wholeheartedly, in real tangible ways.