Last night at Cam's conferences we learned that Cam has been having bouts of sadness when hymns are sung during chapel that remind him of Grandma Heinisch's funeral. They don't last for long and each time a teacher has been there to support him. He has told us each time it has happened, but the teachers wanted to make sure knew about it.
Once it happened the first time I thought about the last year and the Heinisch children processing Jeanette's death. Except for Meg the boys really don't talk about her very much. I never gave that much thought until Cam started talking about crying when he heard "Here I Am" at chapel. I also noticed that Cam thought long and hard about putting her picture in the book he was writing about his life. When I asked him about it, he said it was just too sad to think about his Grandma.
This has been a good reminder that time helps, but doesn't heal the heart of some wounds. Jeanette meant a lot to all four of our children. They miss her and it is hard to think about life going on without her in it. I know it will get easier for them, but that sense of loss will never go away.
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