Final Grandpa Update

I am still quite sad today while trying to trust in God's sovereignty and love, while trying to believe that "behind a frowning providence there hides a smiling face" (Bunyan).

I was comforted by a friend from seminary who wrote in an email that he grieved with me and that Joseph, who trusted in the sovereign goodness of God like few others (cf. Gen 50:21), cried six times during his ordeal. That's about how many times I've cried today as I've tried to journal about the past 10 days and the past 29 years with my grandpa, Herbert Hoover Cox.

There is no more need to give updates on my grandpa so this is the final one. He's doing far better now that he's in heaven, having become a Christian on December 1, 2006, and no longer in need of our prayers. Again, I can't thank all of you enough for your prayers and support. Every time I told him about you he'd close his eyes, smile, and say "Tell them I said 'Thank you'." It meant so much to him. Thank you.

The only thing left to say is that his memorial is at 2:30pm this coming Sunday, March 4th, at Pacific View Memorial Park in Corona del Mar. Please pray for me as this is my first funeral, and for the many unbelievers who will be in attendance.