Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving this year was not what we were expecting. The Monday of Thanksgiving week, Mike's grandpa Grimes went in for open heart surgery. Due to complications from an aneurysm, he passed away Monday evening. This was totally unexpected. We booked a flight to KC on Monday night and arrived in Iowa on Tuesday afternoon. The first couple days were very surreal. While it wasn't the outcome any of us expected, we are totally confident in the Lord's plan. We know, without any hesitation, that grandpa is in heaven. He is loudly praising our Lord. Mike & I learned some things we never knew about him. He had a simple, yet deep love for the Lord. He loved to talk to others about Him. There was no fear in sharing the gospel. What a lesson for Mike & I to take away from all of this. I think we were both convicted of our fear of man and desire to have the boldness to proclaim the gospel!

Our time with family was very bittersweet. We were able to meet our sweet niece Lily a month earlier than we had planned. We got to spend quality time with Mike's parents and his sister & her family. We got to be with extended family that we really haven't been around for awhile. Most importantly, we were able to celebrate grandpa's life. How lucky is he? His faith is now sight! We long for the day we are able to join him in worshiping the Lord forever!