posted by Grandad - Dec 6, 2008

Tomorrow will be Marnie's birthday and 10 weeks since Drew died. An hour doesn't go by that I still don't think of Drew. I have pictures up at my desk at work and at home just to enjoy seeing pictures of him. I still wear his picture button at work. Not sure when I will stop. For now, I like it when people ask about the picture and I can tell them what a special youngest grandson I have. Drew is still touching lives of others. It helps me to talk about Drew still.

4 weeks after Drew died, I had the privilege of speaking to our church family and talked about the ways that I saw God involved in Drew's life and death. Note that this is from my perspective. I am sure God has lots more that I haven't a clue about. I called these "God incidents" rather than what the world calls coincidence. Here are a few that I saw and still see:

- Kari and Jordan in the room without the rest of the family as Drew took his last breath
- the last supper (Chinese) - a celebration, little did we know this would be the "last supper"
- Kevin, Mark, Nicole, and Lincoln leaving on Tuesday, the last day that Drew was awake
- the dead bird lesson a few hours after Drew died
- the dead worm lesson a couple hours after Drew died
- Melanie and Jane on duty on Drew's last day
- no life support decision having to be made
- Dr. Kirten flying home early to be at the funeral
- Drew dying on Sunday - the day we remember Jesus and now we can remember and honor both of them
- Colin leading a prayer session for the first time
- a preacher's wife in AR relating how they prayed the day that Drew died
- David preaching here in Bozeman the day Drew died and using pictures of Drew and lessons about Drew to encourage our church family
- Delaney and her Mom coming to the prayer meeting
- many nurses and doctors and social workers and other staff coming to the funeral
- hospital staff's love for Drew and family and saying so
- many work setting touches where people really cared and were changed
- Kevin Clark's friends that wanted to learn more about "living Christianity"
- Jane interested in Jesus and the church
- Meagan talking about the power of faith in our family and wanting to go out on the street corners and tell people, "you need to get your faith now, because someday you are going to need it!"
- people praying all over Cananda, US, Japan, India, Africa
- Tanya being exposed to real live Chrisitanity
- Stephen Ames and his coach Sean and families

So, tell me that God is not real, that he is not interested in our lives and that he doesn't participate or answer prayer?? My faith has been strengthened.

Drew was given a specific purpose in life. These are just some of the purposes (God incidents) that I see. God really knows the full purpose and it may be something down the road several years. Drew can say, "I have run the race, I have finished my task on earth. I have touched many people in my life. I have completed my purpose"

I love that little boy Drew.

Grandad