They represent his personality perfectly. His life was all about family, love, service and yes— JOY. Thanks for sharing him with us. The sadness will fade as time goes by but you will never forget how much he meant to you and your children.
Love you Tifferz. Aunt Carol. So sorry. Tiff, this post brought tears to my eyes, Im so sorry for your loss, he sounds like an amazing guy and grandpa.
It is so hard to loose a parent. Any man that knows about quilting I know I would love! Beautiful family pictures. What an amazing guy with a perspective we can all learn from.
I shed a few tears looking at your beautiful photos. Losing a parent is so hard. Eventually, the sharp pain of loss gives way to a dull ache.
Cancer is such a heart-wrenching disease. I am sad you had to go through that and hope your family has felt much peace and comfort. I love that quote by Elder Wirthlin — how beautiful that you can use your artistic talent to create a very sweet remembrance of your dad to keep his legacy living. Thank you for sharing your story and introducing us to your dad. He sounds like a wonderful man. Much love to you and your family. Anyway, her mother, Kathy, died of pancreatic cancer 6.
Annie is very active in the fight against it. She may be able to be a help. I know you are a woman of faith, as am I, and that, along with your family, will be your comfort. With heavy heart, Heather. Landee I am a new follower.. Your father looked to be and sounds to have been a wonderful man full of life and fun. I sure hope your family and you are able to embrace his life and memories and smile everytime you think of him. He is upstairs with the big Guy now and he is probably hanging out with my grandpa who passed away May 1st of It has almost been 4 years now but it never gets any easier.
The print is beautiful, both in sentiment and appearance. What a beautiful family, and your friend was right…. This is a beautiful, touching post. Thank you for sharing a little about him. I lost my dad in Prayers your way.. My thoughts and prayers are with you continually in this time. May God bless you and continue to do so in the generations. How little I knew then of what awaited me in later years. How can we love days that are filled with sorrow? But I do believe that the way we react to adversity can be a major factor in how happy and successful we can be in life.
If we approach adversities wisely, our hardest times can be times of greatest growth, which in turn can lead toward times of greatest happiness. He goes on to talk about the importance of learning to laugh our way through the mishaps of life and the need to look at things from a long-term perspective. I love that advice! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
The first thing we can do is learn to laugh. Have you ever seen an angry driver who, when someone else makes a mistake, reacts as though that person has insulted his honor, his family, his dog, and his ancestors all the way back to Adam? Or have you had an encounter with an overhanging cupboard door left open at the wrong place and the wrong time which has been cursed, condemned, and avenged by a sore-headed victim?
I remember loading up our children in a station wagon and driving to Los Angeles. There were at least nine of us in the car, and we would invariably get lost. Instead of getting angry, we laughed. Every time we made a wrong turn, we laughed harder. Getting lost was not an unusual occurrence for us. We laughed, and as a result, anger and resentment rarely resulted.
Our laughter created cherished memories for us. I remember when one of our daughters went on a blind date. She was all dressed up and waiting for her date to arrive when the doorbell rang. In walked a man who seemed a little old, but she tried to be polite. She introduced him to me and my wife and the other children; then she put on her coat and went out the door.
Eventually our daughter got out of the car and, red faced, ran back into the house. The man that she thought was her blind date had actually come to pick up another of our daughters who had agreed to be a babysitter for him and his wife. We all had a good laugh over that. Now, I realize that our daughter could have felt humiliated and embarrassed.
But she laughed with us, and as a result, we still laugh about it today. It will extend your life and make the lives of all those around you more enjoyable. The second thing we can do is seek for the eternal. You may feel singled out when adversity enters your life. But the dial on the wheel of sorrow eventually points to each of us.
At one time or another, everyone must experience sorrow. No one is exempt. I love the scriptures because they show examples of great and noble men and women such as Abraham, Sarah, Enoch, Moses, Joseph, Emma, and Brigham.
Each of them experienced adversity and sorrow that tried, fortified, and refined their characters. Learning to endure times of disappointment, suffering, and sorrow is part of our on-the-job training. These experiences, while often difficult to bear at the time, are precisely the kinds of experiences that stretch our understanding, build our character, and increase our compassion for others.
Because Jesus Christ suffered greatly, He understands our suffering. He understands our grief. We experience hard things so that we too may have increased compassion and understanding for others. Remember the sublime words of the Savior to the Prophet Joseph Smith when he suffered with his companions in the smothering darkness of Liberty Jail:. With that eternal perspective, Joseph took comfort from these words, and so can we.
Sometimes the very moments that seem to overcome us with suffering are those that will ultimately suffer us to overcome. The third thing we can do is understand the principle of compensation. The Lord compensates the faithful for every loss. That which is taken away from those who love the Lord will be added unto them in His own way. While it may not come at the time we desire, the faithful will know that every tear today will eventually be returned a hundredfold with tears of rejoicing and gratitude.
One of the blessings of the gospel is the knowledge that when the curtain of death signals the end of our mortal lives, life will continue on the other side of the veil.
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