A message to Dennis Ray “Denny” Andrews, 75, of Hinton who went to his eternal rest on Saturday, April 8.
Dear Daddy, What an incredible milestone you have reached. You have fought the good fight and you have finished the race. You have by now experienced being ushered into the gates by the Angels that have accompanied you into a place of eternal rest and peace. Union and communion with our Creator, Savior, and Lord. Your pain, your sorrow, your crying eliminated. Your tears have all been wiped away.
I can close my eyes and it brings a smile from my heart when I imagine the joy flooding from your eyes as you met Christ and were reunited with family. You have been awarded the imperishable crown, crown of rejoicing, of righteousness, of glory, and the crown of life. You are Home now and you are with family. What disturbs me is we have all been called to do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, rather in humility to value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interest of others and if your dying wish was to see me how sad it truly is that one can love you so much but never care to honor and or make a greater attempt to honor your requests and or wishes.
The kids know you loved them, they know you were “Grandpa Denny”, but they are hurting and affected in so many ways. One of them stated it is sad that he didn’t claim us. I just cannot imagine these things would be pleasing to you and maybe that is because we all know they would not be.
My Spirit is settled, and I am shadowed under the hand of the Almighty yet saddened greatly that this part of your journey has been excused away so effortlessly by another. As you know, I have shed many tears over the past few days and my heart has been broken. I want you to know that when Debbie and Heather came home on Saturday to be with you; it was about family, Debbie and Heather tried hard to reach out to me to let me know you were asking for me, they did let the kids know that same Saturday. I was working and it was Easter morning before I found out. Debbie made it clear Daddy, and I do mean crystal clear that your dying wish was to see me, emphasized how very much you loved me, and that I would always be your little girl. You would have been so proud of her that day Daddy; not only did she lose her brother, the last branch of the family tree she had known all these years. She never forgot that I lost my daddy that day too!
Love Denise
