Yesterday I hugged my friend and sobbed with him in the loss of his precious wife Kristy. Yesterday I hugged another friend's new grandchild Jacob. It almost seems appropriate to close the post right there. Life is so strange.
Milton Dykes has been my friend since childhood. We went to church together. We went to college and sang in the choir together. We did an internship in Columbus Georgia in 1971 together. We are friends. Kristy's brother Terry married a girl from my dad's church that I grew up with. I was in their wedding. They are my friends. This is not the way we plan life, to bury vibrant wonderful people at fifty-six.
I watched that family pull themselves together yesterday at Kristy's service. I went to be a support to them and I came away blessed and strengthened because they ministered to me. They demonstrated the grace and peace of God in way not often seen in this world. You see my friends are Christians and they know that Kristy finished her race and received a crown of righteousness from Jesus her king. She leaves a legacy and a message to all of us we would do well to remember. Life is precious and life is fragile, live today like it is the only day you have left to live.
I held Randy Helm's little grandson, Jacob. He is just adorable. His parent's Josh and Lindsey are so proud as they should be. Life is just beginning for him and for them as a young family. I remember that scenario so well. My daughter is 32 (I think). It seems as though I held her the same size as Jacob just a few weeks ago. Josh, Lindsey hold that baby tight. Life moves on.
Well these are the thoughts of man whom today, really doesn't know what to think.
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2 comments:
Sometimes its amazing how things connect and happen. After finding a yearbook from Southeastern, I decided to look up old friends to see what they were doing. I found "coffee with Steve blog" in the process. In one of your blogs, I read about Kristy's blog and looked it up. I remember that Milton Dykes was a fantastic leader back at Southeastern in 1971.
This summer, I am working on a degree and constructing a writing program for the school where I am an instructional coach. We have writing SOL's here much like the Florida FCATs. I plan to use Kristy's advice for writing in the plan. She said in one post that writing should be to "entertain, enlighten, and encourage." Yes, her legacy is already beginning to spread out into areas were she was totally unaware. Her writing skills were fantastic and will be shared with the inner city children that I teach in Roanoke, Virginia.
I didn't have the honor of knowing Kristy personally, but I believe that through her writing, I know her and even children in Virginia will know of her legacy through the skills that she demonstrated in her writing.
God bless you, Pastor. I'm so sorry for the loss of your friend.
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