You silly goose....

Last night I had a dream about Brandon (If you don't know who I am referring to go back to my entry titled life and death). It was so real that I didn't realize until the middle of the Church service this morning that it was only a dream. All I remember of the dream is that he was smiling. One of his huge, genuine, but still goofy smiles. One like this...



or one like this....



God gives to His beloved in their sleep.... and I really think this was a way that He blessed me with one last encounter with a dear brother. To bless me in a way that really encourages me to fight to finish strong in the faith, as Brandon did. It is so strange to know that he isn't here anymore. I can't just run into him at Paradigm or hang out with him when I go visit OU. I know that though he isn't here, he is in a place where true Joy reigns. Where he can be even more joyful than these pictures portray.

Oh Lord, I am so thankful that You conquered death so we could have eternal life and assurance that will sustain us through the hardest times here on Earth. You are so good. We love You and praise you, even in the hardest of times.

"For the righteous will never be moved, he will be remembered forever." Psalm 112:6