If there is one thing I have learned over this past year, it is that there is JOY everywhere, and in everything.

Sometimes that JOY is not as obvious.

My sweet Grandpa passed away tonight. He was diagnosed with Lewy Body Disease 2 years ago. He had a hard battle, but was able to slip quietly from this life to the next with his loving wife, 5 out of his 6 daughters, their husbands, my older sister and myself at the side of his bed.

As I saw him take his last breath I was not prepared for the emotions that came.

Death is a part of life. A loving Father in Heaven has prepared a perfect plan for us. Just as bringing a new life into this world is a part of this plan, so is dying.

I do not understand it all, and won't even begin to try. But what I do know is that I will see him again. I know that he is no longer in pain. I know he is rejoicing with his loved ones.

Amidst my deep sadness tonight I am fighting to see where JOY plays into this part of life.