January 9th at around 1:30pm, a man of God past away and went to see his Creator. In his passing, he was surrounded by loved ones. I just only wished I could have been there. However, we did get to see his over Christmas. This past Christmas had to of been the best Christmas ever! The kids got to meet two new cousins and made new friends. Melanie and I got to hang out with family that we had not seen in quite some time. But most of all, we all got to see GG Pa and we got to shower him with lots of hugs and kisses. Oh, here is a picture of GG Pa that I took over Christmas.
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| From Christmas 2008 |
The most memorable event that we did over Christmas was the family took Communion together. The pastor from GG Pa’s church came over to the house on Christmas Eve and we took Communion. As I was sitting there, crying of course, I could only think that this was going to be the last time GG Pa was going to take Communion, and I was there sharing this with him. How awesome is that! But you know what, even though it was his last time to take Communion, he is right there with the Lord, praising Him, worshiping Him…WOW! After the pastor left, we gave Granny her birthday presents. Her birthday is on Christmas Eve. As I watched her open the card from GG Pa, of course she was crying which made everyone else cry, I had my camera and took this picture.
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| From Christmas 2008 |
Pretty awesome! They have been married of over 50 years…and look at this picture…again…AWESOME! Here are more pictures that I took of the family over Christmas.
Let me tell you something about Granny and GG Pa, I moved in with my dad when I was 9 years old. The whole entire Meeks family, my step-mom’s family, took me in and treated me like I was their own. I have very good memories of being at Granny and GG Pa’s house. Even better memories of them taking Jennifer, my sister, and me to Bonita Lake camping and fishing. GG Pa loved to fish, we both do. One really awesome memory that I have of them is when my daughter, Britney, was born, they drove through the night from Roswell to Lubbock so they could be there for me and Melanie when Britney was born. What a sacrifice! They didn’t have to do that, but they did. And you know what, Britney knows about that and she thinks that it was so awesome that they did that…for her.
GG Pa, you led a good life. You had one heck of a wife. I hope you know that you have touched many lives. You have shown many people what a Christian man looks like. I will miss you. Thank you for serving our country as a Marine, thank you for taking me fishing, thank you for putting up with my non-sense, thank you for loving my family and me.
Joe,
I am sorry for your loss. I am sure you find comfort in the good Christian life he lead. May he be enjoying his time with the Lord!
What an awesome post. I am so glad that I am blessed to be a part of this family. We do miss you GG Pa!!
I was looking at e-mail and hit the suprajoe link on one of your e-mails, not knowing what was waiting for me. Your post took me back to a wonderful time at Christmas with our family and with Daddy. What GREAT pictures and what a way to honor our precious husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was a rock in our lives and a man of God. I remember the moment I knew he was gone I also knew the joy he had to be experiencing instantly being in the presence of God, something he had longed for ever since he gave his heart to Christ. My heart is broken and I miss him terribly. But I am so thankful for the “Blessed Hope” we have in Christ, the very same Christ he introduced me to as a child. As Mother told him in the last days of his earthly life, “You have always been the leader, so you go on and lead and we will be right there.” And in the scope of eternity we will be right there. That is my comfort. I love you Joe and so did GG Pa. You were so very special to him. Thank you, sweet Joe, for honoring Daddy this way.