Pictures of Pap Pap

The girls had their last group meeting ("art class") at Healing Hearts tonight. They were asked to bring a picture of Pap Pap with them for a special project. These are the pictures they chose. I had forgotten we even had them. I took them in November when we were at my parent's house for Thanksgiving. I thought the girls were going to make a picture frame for the pictures, but instead they glued them to an egg shaped piece of paper that they decorated. The counselor said the egg represented new life. She asked the children "What is in an egg?"A baby chicken, a little boy responded. The counselor went on to talk about how the egg was a sign of new life being inside. It reminded me that Daddy has a new life in heaven. It was hard to hold back tears, but I did. I look at his pictures and have a hard time believing he is really gone. He looks so real and alive in the photos and it doesn't seem possible that he isn't here anymore. I am so thankful we have these pictures of the girls with Pap Pap and I hope someday they will hold them as a treasure and it will remind them of the special times they shard together and how special they were to him. He really loved them. The children also chose a small wooden bird house that they decorated with stickers. The counselor gave them a heart sticker to put on the birdhouse to remind them of their grandparent. The counselor reminded them that Pap Pap would always be in their heart. We will find a special place to put them so that when they look at it, they can be reminded of Daddy.