Busting into Heaven

Grandpa Ross went Home today.  It's been a long time coming.  It's happy for me to know he is with family.  It's happy for me to know he is no longer struggling with life.  It is sad to know Grandma is not yet with him because I know she will miss him as he will miss her until they are reunited. Grandpa, I'm sure, didn't have to bust into heaven.  He was a good mam and since hearing of his troubles with health I've had a lot of different emotions stirring.  There are many many emotions....so many that there are too many to write now, or ever.  I know some simple truths however that I wanted to write, that are easy to write.  

Over the last month I have spent time with every single person in our immediate family minus Brent's parents.  We've been to Las Vegas for two nieces baby blessings, Oklahoma City and Stillwater for Brent's nieces wedding, Dallas Fort Worth area to see my sister and two brothers and families, and back home where we just spent a week with another one of my brothers and his family.  Now we are off to Las Vegas once again where we'll drive to Reno with my parents for my grandpa's funeral.  Family, lots and lots of family!  I am so blessed to have lots and lots of family.  I realize after this past month that I take family for granted.  After a brief conversation with my sister today she ended our phone call by saying, "I love you sis."  I broke into tears.  Not because I don't know how much she loves me but because it flows so easily from her lips but more importantly from her heart.  Hundred's of miles away I was able to feel just how easily it flows from her heart and just how much she loves me.  Family is so incredibly awesome and Grandpa Ross was the start of that.  He and Grandma created our family and I will be forever grateful for the family I'm sealed to for time and all eternity.  

I can only imagine the reunion that took place earlier today as I'm sure family was waiting for Grandpa to come home.  The picture above was stolen from a Christian authors blog where he talked about heaven.  He gave some insight on heaven and talked about things people have a hard time wrapping their minds around when it comes to understanding heaven.  It makes me smile to think of Grandpa in heaven though.  I think by now he's probably received an assignment to convert Sister Soandso and to help Brother Whatshisname with some special something or another.  If there's one thing Grandpa did well it was to get things done!  Give the man a job and you were golden!  He loved his missionary work and I have a feeling that's what he's up to now!  I love ya Grandpa.  I can't wait until we meet again!