It's been a year. I didn't think it'd be so hard to think about you. You were just that great. And today, instead of ignoring you and acting like nothing happened, I'm finally saluting and celebrating your life. Forgive me for the delay.
.
You were a true man. You never failed to inspire. You worked so hard and yet had this light-hearted joyful spirit. You were an initiator, a true fighter for what is right, and you always pushed yourself to do the best that you can.
You had a youthful spirit. You wanted to be a part of everything, even our men's small group blog (no one else really wanted to do it) :). I don't think you know it, but you were so enthusiastic about supporting me in the littlest things. Sometimes I wondered why you were so gungho about every plan I had for our men's group - but thank you, because without you, I don't know how far we would've gone. I'm sure God placed you there for a reason.
I didn't realize how many lives you touched, until I saw the room where we gathered. You brought sooo many people together from all over the community. In fact, we had to move twice because of how popular you were! But more than the number of people that night, I remember how one person, you, brought unity.
You finished that race!
And you didn't lose your life, you just began it.
Cheers to you my friend.
-
In memory of Jeff, here are links to his blog entries on our men's group.
Man of wisdom :).
