I said our family prayer tonight. It was just me and Adam because Nat is out of town on business. I prayed that my Dad’s chemo treatment tomorrow would go well and that he wouldn’t feel sick for too long. I prayed that he would be healed. This is nothing new, we pray for Papa most nights. But when I finished praying, Adam asked questions. And it broke my heart.
He asked why Papa was sick and what a ‘treatment’ was. He asked why he had to go to the doctor. I answered his questions and proceeded on with the our bedtime routine. I randomly chose to sing “Families Can Be Together Forever” and while I sang, I cried. I cried because I realized that whatever happens to Adam’s Papa, he will be his Papa forever because he made the choice to marry his Nana in the temple and because I made the choice to marry his Daddy in that same temple. We will forever be together and I am so grateful for that! Because of my choice and the choice of my parents, and my grandparents, and some of my great-grandparents, we will be a family forever.
I have faith and a spiritual confirmation that my Dad will be fine. But someday, Adam will lose his Papa and although that day will horrible, it won’t be the end of the wonderful and powerful relationship between a Papa and a grandson. I can’t put into words how much I love my Heavenly Father for giving that to me.
5 comments:
Beautifully said sweetheart. Being a Nana forever is one of the greatest blessings I have.
I am grateful every day! I have to try to explain to my 3-year-old why one of her Grandpa's is already in heaven and why she (and I) never knew him. Those are tough questions to answer, but they make me so grateful that I can tell her that we will see him someday. How sad would it be to not be able to tell her that!?
Love you and your family, Ams. I agree with your mom, beautifully said.
You made me cry! I hope everything goes WONDERFUL for you Dad today!
How sweet. I'm so sorry your family is struggling with this. However, isn't it so comforting to know that it doesn't matter what the end result is because you will be together forever. It's an amazing gift and blessing to have that knowledge. I feel sorry for those who aren't aware of that possibility or who have chosen not to receive that privilege. I hope all goes well with your dad. You are a strong family. I'm sure you'll all do great.
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