Aug. 25, 2008
Alive in my Heart
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Is there one in every family? An Uncle Bob? Did my Uncle Bob know that he has always held a special place in my heart? Probably not, because I didn't go out of my way to make sure that he knew that - and he was a humble man...not one to automatically think of himself as important. I don' t know how heaven works, but I hope that he knows it now. I want to ask God why. But, I know that God doesn't share things with us, not so much because He wants to keep things from us, but because He knows that we can't understand His mind. Our human minds just aren't capable of comprehending His big picture. I know that He has the best at heart because that's who God is. From my human perspective, it just doesn't seem right. In a world filled with cruel and selfish people, why take away one of the few good ones? Along with my husband's grandfather who passed away years ago, my Uncle Bob was the best person I knew. I never felt judged by Uncle Bob. He always accepted me in a family climate that wasn't conducive to acceptance. I always felt like he saw the best in me. I will always appreciate that. I have a lot of memories of my uncle. From the time that he gave me my first Battleship game when I was a young girl, to the wonderful singing voice that he had, to the time that he walked around my wedding with a big camcorder on his shoulder taking video of my wedding for me. I didn't ask him to do this. He was just that way. He loved me, and I knew it. I don't know why. He had a lot of life left to live and he wasn't hurting anyone while living it. God has His reasons, I know....but I wish that it could have been different. I do know this though. Heaven is a much, much richer place than it was last week before he arrived. Our loss is heaven's gain, no doubt. And with his big voice and big heart a part of it, heaven's choir never sounded so good. |