Emphasis Preaching Journal

With my grandfather's death came the breakup of the old family home place. The fact that both events were inevitable did not make either one of them easier to accept when the time came. Going through all the drawers and closets and cabinets was like peeling away layer after layer of years of family living -- and it hurt! It also hurt to find box after box of unused gifts, given to my grandparents by the family over the years: new sweaters neatly packed in tissue paper, unopened packages of new underwear and pajamas, cologne bottles with the seals unbroken. What a waste!