Days 5, 6 & 7

Sorry that I fell a little behind. We had a busy couple of days with my wife's Grandpa's viewing and funeral. This also gave me some time to reflect on the things of beauty that I see on a daily basis.

Day 5-We had Grandpa Huber's viewing on Sunday. The beauty that I saw was from a bunch of High School students who came and supported their coach and a fellow teammate. This was pure beauty to me in the fact that 15 to 18 year old "kids" would go to a place that a lot of people avoid. I can say that I almost started crying when I seen this because of the respect that it showed.

Day 6- Grandpa Huber's funeral was on Monday. The beauty came from hearing Tod, Marty and Ted speak about their memories of Grandpa. The stories brought tears, confessions and a lot of laughter. It is amazing to stop and think about all the peoples lives that he touched in his 88 years on this earth. We are all better people for have known Kenny Huber! I can say that I will miss him greatly and the conversations that we had together. Love you Grandpa!

Day 7- We received 3 sympathy cards in the mail today. We appreciate each card and there was one that stuck out to me. It was addressed to Anissa, which seemed odd at first. A friend of hers took the time to write her a note saying "I hope that you know that we are thinking of you. I know it is hard to loose your grandpa. I hope that you have good memories of him." To me this is a thing of beauty for a 6th grader to take the time to do this. Anissa's friend can relate as she lost her grandpa a little over a year ago. We are taught to love like Jesus and I think this is a great example by a great young lady.

Day 2 & 3 of the Beauty Project

I'm a little late on this one so there will be two days together. My wife's Grandpa Kenny Huber passed away last night after a short battle with cancer. He lived a good long life and went to be with God and Ron Santo. Here is where I have found beauty the last two days.

Yesterday I found beauty in getting to watch my daughter Anissa do her Christmas program at school. One the fact that it is still called a Christmas concert is something that I love and second just watching the kids perform was great. Here is a picture of Anissa playing her recorder.

Last night and today I found beauty after the passing of a great man(the passing is not the beauty it is how the family has reacted afterward that I see beauty in) that I had gotten to know over the last eight years. This is my brother-in-law Ian's post on facebook.

RIP, Kenny Huber. You are going to be missed by everyone. From the first time I met Kenny he treated me like part of the family and always kept the jokes flowing. I couldn't wait to head to Bremen just to hear stories of his amazing life. I cant explain in words how much of a role model and hero he was to me in the ...short time I had the privilege to know him. Heaven just got a good one. ONE LOVE KENNY

I completely agree with Ian's post. The beauty is how the family has been paying tribute to a great man. The laughter, tears and sorrow show how much Grandpa was loved and admired. I'm a better person because of Grandpa Huber.

Grandpa Huber was also a Cubs fan and something tells me that Ron Santo and him are having a great conversation up there about the Cubs. Kenny was always listening to the games and I could count on him for an update on the score and his own personal opinion on how they were playing.

As we are in this season I thank God for the blessings in my life and the beauty that He surrounds me with. God I pray that you allow me to keep seeing the beauty in this world that you have created for us.