People I'm Missing

I've had the opportunity to meet lots of great people, but there are always those who impact your heart more than others. I could go on for a while listing those people, but there are two on my heart tonight.

I learned recently that one of my skydiving friends, David Graver, is headed to be with the Lord soon. And it breaks my heart. I know that he'll be better off in heaven than here on earth but it makes my heart ache with the fact that I won't be able to have him around anymore.

This is a man who was in the Army and loved talking about his experiences. I can just remember sitting at his desk with him & looking at his pictures and hearing about the different adventures. He would do some skydives then as well and would mention how it was to jump so close to the ground versus the jumping we do now.

His love for his wife Fran is one of my favorite things about him. He loves her so much - she is & has been his sole mate. She has been with him thru the Army and the years since. She is at his side now supporting him as much as she can. I am so glad God let me meet Fran & Dave.

God allowed me to fly in the blue sky with Graver a few times and I hope I can do so when we get to heaven. He loved being in the Sky and one of his favorite skydiving pictures I'll post below. He got to go skydiving on the west coast and got a picture of him with Mt Rainier in the background.

Knowing I won't get to see my friend, mentor & brother in Christ until I reach Heaven makes my heart ache.

But God is amazing! And I will get to see Him again in the future.

There is HOPE!

The other person that I cannot wait to see when I get to heaven is my Poppop. He was a wonderful grandfather and there are so many times I think of him and miss having him around. His love for my grandmother, his joy in sharing God with the people around him, his focus on God each day and his love for his family have always made me admire him.

I hope that one day people will say that I am like him.

The only thing better would be to be told that I am a little bit close to what they imagine Jesus as being.

And that's going to take some work and years of experience! :)

Lord, please say hi to Poppop for me. And please be ready to comfort Fran with your peace and hug Graver into your presence!

And thank you for the hope I have of knowing that I'll get to see them both whenever I get to come see you! Love you Lord!