It was the first time I was exposed to death of someone close to me. I am truly grateful. Because I KNOW, grandpa left peacefully and is resting in God’s arms. As my family and relatives gathered around the casket and said their last words, it felt a bit strange to me because I knew it was not him in front of us. He was watching us from heaven. Nevertheless, I felt the unity of love amongst each one of us in that tiny room. I’m sure “I love  you” were the words that we all wanted to say. I felt a strong connection between grandpa and I as we are now connected in Christ. I whispered a little “thank you” in my heart because I wanted to thank him for accepting Jesus’ salvation so I did not have to say the final goodbye to him. If not, I would have been heart broken.

Farewell grandpa, only for now.