So I guess it is a chocolate cream pie kinda day!
September 5, 2007
I have written a post for today 3 times. I can’t seem to convey my thoughts and feelings correctly. Is today a day I write about or simply acknowledge the day and move on. What are the rules for such things. What I am talking about is today Sept. 5, was my father in laws birthday. I would like to think we could still celebrate the fact that he was born on this day and that his life affected so many others. On the other hand it is just another reminder of the great loss our family has felt over the last 3yrs. As I have gone through the motions of the day I am reminded of Ed’s gentle nature, His loving embrace, His worshiping spirit, His longing to walk closer to the Lord, His desire to see His children in ministry, His love for His wife, His love for His grandchildren, the way He loved me, the way He loved my family and of course His love for chocolate cream pies.
Happy Birthday to a great man who loved to love and lives on victoriously with the King of Kings!
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kara | September 5, 2007 at 9:18 pm
Happy Birthday Ed- we miss you and are jealous that you spent your birthday with Jesus and not us for the 3rd time in a row. Can’t wait till we can all celebrate together again.
I love you Koy’a and am so sorry for the loss – it is a big one you will probably feel until you see Ed again. Do your boys know it was Papa’s b-day? Maybe it could be “remember Papa Ed day” from here on out- so that ED can live on for the boys in spirit vicariously through you and for you it could be a day to honor Ed and the life he lived committed to Christ. Stories of the past (like the story in the Bible)are amazing agents of healing for the present and future. Just a thought….
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simplykoya | September 5, 2007 at 9:31 pm
We had Linda over for dinner and I made a chocolate cream pie, Ed’s favorite! The boys knew and we talked openly about it. Gaige told the ladies at the bank that we were making pie for Papa Ed’s “birfday”. The boys even wondered about what birthday parties in heaven are like. I try to talk to them regularly about Ed so that they remember him and know where he is. Joel and I are very open about the subject and speak freely of missing him with the boys. This month is a hard month so please be praying for us.
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Swimming In Laundry | September 6, 2007 at 1:25 pm
We’ve actually been talking about Papa Ed a lot this week. Violet wants to know if the loss “always stings this bad”. From my limited experience with the death of a loved one, it feels like the pain goes on forever….
We’ll eat a bite of chocolate this afternoon, and remember Ed fondly!
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Charity | September 6, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Thinking about you Koy’a! And praying for you and your family during this month. All the characteristics that you listed about Ed are EXACTLY how I remember him. What an amazing man of God! Here’s to Ed!
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springssuz | September 7, 2007 at 7:54 pm
Yah…even Ez learned how to say ‘Papa’ this week! I hope he will learn to say ‘Grammie’ soon too… it’s just the start of teaching them of the wonderful Godly heritage they are blessed to be born into…and the grandparents waiting to hug them in heaven. How great eternity will be together!
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