Hansen and his wife have baby-sat the girl for about a year while her parents worked. The toddler was sitting on a sofa when her grandmother left the room to get a blanket so the two could snuggle after the senator left for his meeting, Wadd said. The girl then ran outside. “It happened that fast,” Wadd said. “I think Ellie wanted to be with Grandpa. She just loved him.”
“I think Ellie wanted to be with Grandpa. She just loved him.”
If he’s unable to overcome his grief, I’m betting Grandpa will be meeting up with Ellie again soon enough.
MIL told me about this last night. She stopped by to drop off some produce from her garden, and I told her about the time a neighbor backed over his dog in his driveway. I had never heard a man “howl” like that man did when he accidentally killed his dog. I can’t imagine what Mr. Hansen feels, or how he howled to Heaven.
I’ll never forget that sound as long as I live. *SHIVER*
Heartfelt prayers up for this family. They are going to need God’s Grace right now to get through this.