No more tears?

Today Grandad passed away. I have had all the gammet of emotions going through my foggy head as I've talked to my siblings and to Matt. We were heading home from vacation in Georgia. The place that reminds me so much of my grandparents and family.

I consider myself (quite proudly) a non-crier if you ask any of my friends. Well, today I broke the rules and let the tears fall for just a little while. Noah looked at me with a sly smile and a chuckle and said, "Mommy, why are you crying? You'll see him soon in heaven!" The way he said it was like it was the silliest thing in the world for me to be sad when I was going to see him so soon.

I got to think alot about everything on the drive home from Georgia. Grandad dying today was a small detail in the heavenly scheme of things. Far more important is the fact that he is the man we all knew and love today. He is up in heaven strong, maybe even with more hair :). He has just received all the many rewards and crowns God has been saving up for him, can you imagine that pile!! God probably had to back up an 18 wheeler to unload them all... He probably had the grandbabies and great grandbabies that never made it to earth swinging off the huge bicep he has now. He's already signed up for the heavenly choir practice and is praising his Savior as you read this right now.

Take Noah's advice, don't cry now, you'll see him soon - silly!