ILOVE LOVE LOVE that song "I Can Only Imagine". I was GREEN and I do mean GREEN with
envy at the thought that my daddy was there in heaven without me. I wonder how it was for him...
did he dance, did he sing, did he jump for joy or fall to his knees. I often wonder how it will be for
me. I imagine my daddy taking my by the hand and RUNNING me to meet OUR DADDY... but
once I get there... I never had a real "vision" if you will on how I would react. (Look, I'm crying already!!)
Last week I was taking Ally to the Y for her swimming lessons and that song came on as we were
driving with the windows down enjoying the beautiful and I do mean beautiful day... winding road
passing a red farm house as a matter a fact. Driving along side a stream and making my turn to
cross over a little bridge. Sounds like something out of a movie doesn't it!? Well... that song
ALWAYS brings me to tears b/c I get SO OVERWHELMED with what I'm singing and the thought...
the excitement of coming face to face with my Lord. That day was the day I saw how... in my heart
I was going to react. Do you remember when your kids were small and they'd run and just jump right
into your arms? They'd run full speed... you'd put your arms out and they would just jump without a
care or a thought that you might not catch them? That was me.. that's how I saw it. My daddy grabbing
my hand.. racing me to OUR DADDY and me... letting go of his hand to jump into the arms of my Father.
(I can barely see what I'm typing now... I'm a mess!)
After I stopped crying another thought came to mind... a memory that made me smile and think of YOU.
this time I was in class.. and you were talking about our prayer journals. How at first you were upset
when you thought I was trying to pull one over on you by writing letters to my "daddy" and pass them
off as prayers in my journal... until you read them. I can still hear you talking about it. I don't know if
you remember that or not, but it was a memory that brought such a smile to my face. I have so many
beautiful memories where you're concerned. "Thank you... for giving to the Lord.. for I was a life that
was changed" and still am to this day. I love you Mark Worley. And I want you to know that I am so
thankful to the Lord for not only allowing you in my life, but allowing me to serve with you... side by side
at camp, SALTeens, and during my time at DCC.
