This is how I remember his last days.
In the early morning there he would be-- Now no one is sitting out in the swing 
How often he would sit out in the swing;
Sometimes you could hear him sing
Songs of praise to the Lord above,
Thanking Him for His precious love. 
Sitting in the swing by the big oak tree.
There he would sit to meditate and pray,
Asking the Lord to show him the way. 
Cancer did not defeat him at all.
He never swayed from his Father's call.
Hours still were spent out on the swing
Praising and thanking Jesus the King.
For Dad went home to be with the King.
The swing sits now--so empty and still--
Where once a great man sought his Lord's will.
© Sharon Niese
Sharon's Bio
Sharon's testimony was published in Billy Graham's Decision Magazine last year.
I live in Hamler, Ohio and have been married for almost 35 years. I accepted Christ late in life, and each day He blesses me with, I shall thank Him for His gift to me. God did a radical change in me: I, like the woman who washed Christ's feet, had many sins, which are now covered by His blood. To God be the glory....I have 2 children, a boy and a girl, both of whom are school teachers. I have 5 beautiful grandchildren, 3 girls and 2 boys. I am so blessed that I am able to watch them while my children teach.