Till Eternity

Grandaddy met Jesus last Wednesday in the morning. Granny met Jesus in 2005. I want to tell you my Granddaddy's story because he didn't have time to share his testimony and I know he wants you to know it. My earliest memory of Grandaddy is him showing us inside of this observatory that looked kinda like a boiled egg. He was so intelligent it scared me. Although to this day I still don't fully understand what this dome did; I know it was like a telescope. Computers were inside of it and it looked impressive! It was small so only one B (Breanna, Brooklyn, and Brittany- three B's.....we're sisters.) could get inside at a time for Grandaddy to give the tour. He would move the telescope by doing something on a computer and show us stars. If you have ever watched The Santa Clause 2 where at the beginning they are at the command center and they are pushing all kinds of buttons, talking in a foreign language, and looking pretty snazzy while doing it....that's what this was like.
 He also had a computer inside that he could control the dome. He would move the camera around to find stars. Grandaddy even bought a star for Granny and he showed the certificate to us.
 We would play hide and seek or run in the yard to entertain ourselves while the adults talked. However, soon we got past this stage and we would sit quietly in front of the fireplace on the tile and just listen.
 I also remember flower pots that had boisterous flowers in them. They were so colourful; and there were so many! I don't have a lot of memories of Granny. I can remember her on the porch though. At her funeral I remember my Papa smiling and laughing and I wondered why he was so happy. I just admire him more for his attitude.
 After I accepted Christ as my Savior, I learned that Grandaddy wasn't saved, and not only that, he adamantly refused to talk about God. This was hard for me as a child; I wanted to tell my Grandaddy about my faith. I thought about writing him a letter telling him my testimony, but he had told the family not to speak of it so I never did.
About a year and half ago, maybe two years ago, I thought that maybe the family wasn't the one to bring Grandaddy to Christ. I began to pray that God would put someone in Granddaddy's path to witness to him, anyone!
 A little while after that Sharon came. She was Granddaddy's caretaker. When Grandaddy got worse she could watch a monitor and see if he was alert or not. When he was she would read the Bible and witness to him. Finally Satan's power died on Grandaddy when he woke up and told Sharon that she needed to pray with him. He accepted Christ. Christ free gift of salvation. If you don't know Jesus as your personal Savior please don't go one more moment without Him. You can go here to find out how you can have a personal relationship with Jesus http://www.intouch.org/god. You don't have to earn anything; he freely bestows on all those who believe and ask.
 My family had been praying YEARS for Grandaddy to accept Christ and now he did. It was the most wonderful feeling. I had asked God to show me His vast love for me, how deep and wide it was; and He gave me just a glimpse of it through Granddaddy's salvation.
 I miss Granddaddy and Granny. I wish I would have known them better, but we have an eternity to catch up, so for now I just wait.