one life begins and another ends.

(wrote february 15th)

my grandfather passed away early this morning.

nash and i thankfully got to go and see him one last time.  3 days after we left he passed away.

i am so thankful for the time that we got to spend with him 

and that nash got to meet his great grandpa.

although he won't remember - the pictures and the one video 

i got will be like small treasures to our family.

when we were there i couldn't help but be taken back when he was holding nash.

all i could think about was how nash has just started his life

 and how my grandpa was ending his.

nash is 180 days old.

my grandpa was 23,302 days old.

a few things that i want to remember and also remind me of my grandpa.

randy travis - we would get in his truck with him and sing till our hearts were content.

every time we went out to eat he would always order a steak and lobster tail.  every.single.time.

he had such a charismatic personality that entertained people.  he was really a hysterical guy.

when we were little all the adults would play cards for hours on end.

my brother and i would drive his golf cart all around his huge yard.

  that was heaven on earth for me when i was a kid.  pretty sure my brother feels the same way.

when he met nash his eyes lit up.  he would just stare at him with a light in his eyes.

i could tell how happy it made him that he got to meet him.

he was determined to come up with a nickname for nash.  his final choice was "mouse".

you will be missed grandpa jim.

life is too short.  make your days count.  that is what i am reminding myself of daily.