Stirring Up the Dust » Personal http://stirringupthedust.edublogs.org A blog from an elementary school media specialist traveling down the road marked by technological pioneers. By following in their footsteps, may we stir up the dust from the way things "used to be." Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:24:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 On a Personal Note http://stirringupthedust.edublogs.org/2007/10/12/on-a-personal-note/ http://stirringupthedust.edublogs.org/2007/10/12/on-a-personal-note/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:16:33 +0000 Kitty Forbus http://stirringupthedust.edublogs.org/2007/10/12/on-a-personal-note/ After ten days in the hospital my grandfather passed away on September 21st.  His mind was sharp until the very end and in one of his final waking moments had me hold his hands in the air as he said, “Amen.  Amen.”  Oh, to have known what he saw and experienced!  My curiousity was not to be satisfied as he slipped into a very deep sleep after that.  I cherish the fact that I was there, holding his hand as he uttered his final prayers to his Savior.  It has been a long month for my mother and me as we first sat with him in the hospital, then planned his funeral, and have now begun the task of settling his affairs and cleaning out his home. 

I have missed blogging during this time.  It was as if I was missing time spent with friends.  Thanks for indulging me with this “time off”, but know I’ve missed you.

 More soon…

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