Alana Storey – Personal Reflections
At Her Dad’s (Greg Storey) Funeral
Dad, it’s hard to comprehend that
you are gone. Hard to remember not to walk outside to your rocking chair and
kiss you goodnight or say good morning. As days go by
memories will always flood my mind. You inspired me always to go for my
dreams and to fly higher then I originally planned, your encouragement got me
through each day. The way you stayed
with me through the two days of QCS and waited until I finished and passed
peacefully the next morning meant the world to me. I’ll miss the days of
washing up and being able to look up and see you sitting in your rocking chair
either reading your bible or sitting and thinking or occasionally staring at
me. If I didn’t look up for a while you use to tap your walking stick on the
window and have a cheeky little grin on your face and wave, this always made
washing up several times a day worth it. I’ll miss being able to cuddle up with
you whenever I’m feeling lonely or sad and you telling me how much you love me.
You never thought twice about telling me you loved me every time I left your
side. You always had an unfailing love for your family and friends, and your
children and wife were always you first priority. I’ll
remember the mornings when I would wake up cranky and you would ask me what
side of the bed I woke up on and then you would tell me to go back to bed and
to get out the other side because you thought I got out the wrong side. I’ll
miss the mornings when I would wake up early before everyone but you and help
Mum out with making the lunches and getting breakfast prepared, it always use
to make you so happy that I had woken up on my own and wasn’t cranky as I am
not a morning person. I’ll miss the days
when Mum would call out lunch boxes and you knowing how much this annoyed me
would yell it out several times. You use
to egg me on to kiss and hug Chloe because we both knew how much she hated it,
whenever I use to wrap my arms around her and try and lean in for the kiss you
would light up the room with your big smile and laugh like it was the best
thing you had seen in along time. I’ll remember the first time that I saw you
cry, I wrote you a letter on Fathers Day in 2007, I was reading this letter the
night you passed away and I told you that I wanted to be able to see you
everyday and that I would never be able to live without you. Dad, you are an
amazing man of God, you were never ashamed to share your faith with people who
questioned you. I’ll never forget the time that you shared your testimony at
your church living Grace and told people how you experienced a joyful and
indescribable moment of peace with your heavenly father, you said that you had
never felt such joy in your life, hearing this from you Dad made everything so
much more easier knowing that you were going to be in heaven and one day I
could see you again. I always wanted you to watch me graduate, to be happy that
I made it to the end of my schooling, when you were taken from us here on earth
it was honestly all I could think about, but now I believe that you will have
the most amazing seats in heaven and you get to watch me graduate with Jesus, I
know that both of you will sit there from Heaven watching me proudly and
smiling. You were a man of God and you always inspired me to follow with my
faith, knowing that I will get to see you again in heaven makes my faith with
Jesus so much stronger then it has ever been. Dad, I will miss you so much
because you were the best thing that has ever happened to me. I questioned why
someone that had so much going for him in his life was taken from us but I have
found the understanding that you were taken because you are so special and God
wanted you to be with him. I’ll miss the never ending memories that we shared
Dad, I’m going to miss you like crazy and I know that as everyday passes it
will never get easier. You were not only my hero but you were the best thing
that’s ever happened to me. Have fun in heaven Dad, I will always love you and
I’ll see you soon.