Nine days ago, my precious Dad went home to be with Jesus. We are grieving, but we do not grieve as those who have no hope. Dad is with Jesus in paradise. No more suffering, no more pain, no more sorrow. Only grace. Only peace. Only joy. He is no longer in a cancer-wracked body, but in a new, glorious one!
Last September, Dad accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior while we were sailing on the Sapphire Princess near Santa Barbara. Yesterday morning, the day of Dad's memorial service, the same ship, the Sapphire Princess, docked in Honolulu! It was a special gift of God, a reminder that Dad's faith had come full circle.
I already miss Dad terribly, and I can’t imagine the future without him. But as a Christian, I am filled with the hope and peace of knowing that I will see him again one day. This is not really goodbye...just goodbye for now.
"And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away." Revelation 21:4
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