Kimi's Art Work (age 12)
This was a drawing that Kimi did for the program that we gave out at my dad's funeral. Despite all of us still being in shock, and slowly transitioning from shock to pain and sorrow, having the kids draw pictures helped keep them busy and focused on how much they loved him, and not on death, which was so difficult for them to understand at that age. Heck, it was difficult for us as adults. But together, we supported each other, cried on each other's shoulders, and pulled together to get through our loss.
It's funny, despite all the dysfunction, disagreements, or any other ugly stuff that we all have from time to time in our families, when tragedy strikes, it really makes you realize how important family is, and how all the petty bickering doesn't matter.
Both Morgan and Kimi are all grown up now. But it's sad that their grandpa missed out on sharing in the moments of their teen years, and their future. It makes me sad, not only for me, but for them too.
But together as a family, we have picked ourselves up, and forged ahead. Because we still have each other, and that's a beautiful thing!!
posted by miiko | 7:18 PM
3 Comments:
i was 11...
oops...sorry kimi...ah, see i'm getting old, the first thing to go is the memory!
;-)
two years after this was originally posted and almost twelve years after my grandpa left us and all this still makes me cry. i miss him sooooo much. i think about him all the time. i wish he was here today.
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