Shainerz blog: May 2007

In Loving Memory

This week my family has to say goodbye to a dear relative of ours. This past Saturday my grandpa passed away at the nursing home he has been staying in. He didn't exactly die from any one thing. He did have various things that he was dealing with. Grandpa had a heart problem, diabetes, a blood cancer, and you could even add old age in the bunch. He lived 87 good years! And for the most part, he did live a healthy life. I didn't even know he had blood cancer until about a month ago!! And he's had it for about 10 years. It didn't even really affect him..any way that was visible anyway. His diabetes didn't hold too much on him either as he loved his mountain dew, cheetohs, chocolate stars, and sour gummy worms! If you looked in one of his dresser drawers you were always guaranteed to find some goodies. :)
It's hard saying goodbye to a loved one, but we know he really is in a better place. These past few weeks had been so hard on him. He was in so much pain. Eventually he chose not to take his medications anymore and he was refusing to eat most of his meals. So after all of that pain I am comforted in knowing that even though he's gone, he's not suffering anymore because he's with the Lord! Walking the streets of gold with his wife and son! I'm looking forward to them meeting me at the gate someday!
We miss you lots granpda. But thankfully we have a lot of good memories to hold close to our hearts. We will see you again someday. It's only happy tears!
I was in the cities with my cousins when we found out the news. We were driving around and happened to hear a really fitting song on the radio that we're going to use at the funeral. Here are the lyrics:

When I Get Where I'm Going - Geoff Moore
Genre/Lang. : Christian

When I get where I’m going On the far side of the sky
The first thing that I’m gonna do Is spread my wings and fly
I’m gonna land beside a lion And run my fingers through his mane
Or I might find out what it’s like To ride a drop of rain

Chorus: Yeah, when I get where I’m going There’ll be only happy tears
I will shed the sins and struggles I have carried all these years
And I’ll leave my heart wide open I will love and have no fear
Yeah, when I get where I’m going
Don’t cry for me down here I’m gonna walk with my granddaddy
And he’ll match me step for step
And I’ll tell him how I’ve missed him
Every minute since he left
So much pain and so much darkness
This world we stumble through
All these questions I can’t answer
So much work to do
But when I get where I’m going
And I see my maker’s face
I’ll stand forever in the light
Of His amazing grace

Back to School!

Kind of a weird title when this is the END of the school year. But I'm going against the odds (of 80 percent of people taking a year off never going back)! Yesterday I registered for some classes to take for the 2007 Fall Semester at HCC. To be honest I always questioned whether I'd really go back or not, even though I told everyone I for sure would. Having a year break was wonderful. It was nice not having to worry about research papers and getting up at a specific time. It was nice being available for a lot of hours at my work place since I had no other schedule. But now I'm ready to go back to school. I am actually very excited about it! I'm going to take as many classes here that would help me with the program I want to go into, so if I do end up moving to go to another college I will have some classes out of the way.
So that is the latest.
This week I'll be preparing for a bachelorette party for Brianna and then it will be almost June--the month of weddings! It's weird that people my age are getting married, but more exciting than weird. :)
Anyway, that's all this Friday afternoon. Have a great weekend!

Pictures!

So I promised pictures from Easter weekend. And Easter was what? A MONTH ago exactly today. Sorry for leavin' ya hanging with no post. But here 'tis! Pictures of the cutest baby (or not so much a baby anymore) in the world. Adelyn Rae.