Today we celebrate the life of a wonderful man who has been an incredible influence on my life since I was eighteen. He is the grandfather of my children and the father of my ex-husband, we called him Papa.
Whenever all around us chaos reigned, you often would find Papa and I sitting in the yard with various sundry children playing around us. Usually our respective spouses were in the house, hiding from the heat and watching TV, but not us. We thrived in the sunlight and the brilliant play of children. Sometimes we would be watching the kids at the nearby park, weeding the garden or picking raspberries, but we always ended up discussing current events and life as we shared spits with the kids and rocked on the swing.
Papa was a deeply caring and generous man who loved his children and grandchildren. He loved the outdoors and gardening. His good natured spirit was strong and he never let anything get him down. Cheers Papa, enjoy the beauty of God's generous gardens in heaven!
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