Yesterday my mom’s dad, whom we affectionately call Granddaddy, went home to be with Jesus. Today I am thankful that he died peacefully, with his family around him singing hymns. I’m thankful that he is no longer in pain. I am thankful for our amazing family, who has cared for him so well in these last weeks, taking off work, traveling from near and far to sit and keep watch with him in his last days. I am thankful for the sweet, gentle spirit that he’s had my whole life, and that up to the end he regularly thanked and was a delight to his care-takers in the assisted living…