Our son Kaleb is 10 months old in this picture, but I choose to post this today because it says more than my words can say. The man holding Kaleb is our friend Roger. Roger went home to be with the Lord last week, and we celebrated his life today. You know how some people come into your life and you're better because of it? That's how it is with Roger and his wife Lois. They are such dear people to Derek and me.
Through life's ups and downs and twists and turns, Roger and Lois embraced us with Christ's love. Living states away from my own parents, Roger and Lois filled in at times. With a gleam in his eye Roger would always say, "How's Sarah doing today?" He frequently asked if my folks were coming out for a visit, or how my boys were doing. The last time we spoke was on Father's Day. I was rushing through the church to gather my children from their classrooms, but stopped when I saw Roger standing by the library. He shook my hand and I wished him a happy Father's day, thinking of my own dad and wishing I could be with him on that Sunday. I walked away from Roger that afternoon thinking of his smile and that gleam in his eye. No one could have known he would die just four days later.
A man who loved his Lord, Roger is now walking with God. I can imagine him there. I think if he could talk to us today he would tell us this journey on earth is worth it. Jesus, our only Way, Truth, and Life, is worth everything. Life must just explode in eternity, like a flower bursting forth in full bloom. What was once a struggle is now seen in view of everlasting life. "For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known." 1 Corinthians 13:12
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