On Wednesday, April 16, 2008, Corey's Papa passed away. It has been such a roller coaster of a week, I want to feel happy that Papa is in such a better place, with no pain, but my heart hurts. I wish he was still here with us, that is the selfishness inside of me right now. I should feel jealous that he left us here to be in a far better place, knowing that we are all going to see him again someday, but that is very hard for me. And even though he wasn't technically MY Papa, he was just as close.
I have so much I want to write or say about the whole situation, but I find it's easier just to pray that all the angels in Heaven are taking good care of him. I feel so blessed to have known him and been as close to him as I was. There is no doubt in my mind that the day he left us was perfectly planned out by God and every moment he spent with us that day will be cherished forever, as well as every moment before that day!
I say that these moments are bittersweet because I can't help but to cry when I think about Papa, just missing him in general, but then I can't but smile everytime I think about how he called me "his sweets" and how much he loved Corey and how proud of him he was.
There is a time for everything,
a season for every activity under heaven.
[2] A time to be born and a time to die.
A time to plant and a time to harvest.
[4] A time to cry and a time to laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
[6] A time to search and a time to lose.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
[8] A time to love and a time to hate.
-Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
William "Bill" Starner [September 10, 1927 ~ April 16, 2008]
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