I am so very sorry for your loss. If we live long enough, we all suffer from the loss of someone we love and learning to live without them is never an easy road to travel. J On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 5:27 AM, grandbanna <grandbanna@hughes.net> wrote: > > My sweet Daddy went to be with the Lord about 6:00 p.m. last night. He > was my anchor. I don't know how I will get through this except for the > grace of my Heavenly Father. He has already given me grace and I have > smiled numerous times thinking about the fact that Daddy isn't in pain any > more and he has no more worries. He and I have talked many times about > this. He was ready to go but didn't want to leave Mother and his children > and grandchildren. He was a happy man, God fearing and lived a clean life. > I am so thankful that we had him for almost 89 years. He would have been > 89 on March 18. I couldn't sleep at all tonight. My mind just wouldn't > shut down. > I've been so busy the past month taking care of him that I haven't had > time to respond to any of the posts on Memory Lane but just want everyone > to know I'm still around. > > Martha Phillips Coates