I love this picture because of how he is looking at Hailey. Like he just loves her so much. Although we didn't spend a lot of time with Grandpa for a number of reasons, we loved him so much and loved the joy and happiness he brought with him! He came to see Hailey play soccer last summer...these are the only pictures we have of him with us.
A friend of mine sent this to me and I loved it. I thought I would post it here. Thanks Sandy!
The Ship
I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength. I stand and watch her until at length she hangs like a speck of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other. Then someone at my side says, "There, she is gone."
"Gone where?"
Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as she was when she left my side, and she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port. Her diminished size is in me, not in her. And just at the moment when someone at my side says, "There, she is gone!" there are other eyes watching her coming, and there are other voices ready to take up the glad shout,
"Here she comes!"
And that is dying.
- Henry van Dyke (1852– 1933)
Farewell for now, sweet Grandpa Ted. Now you are truly happy again, doing the things you love! Til we meet again, we love you!
