What makes a good life
We celebrated the life of my brother-in-law today
Born and raised in Wallowa County, and an really nice guy, he was well loved
and the church was packed, more than packed.....
He was touted as a man who, though smaller in stature, was a great man
and he was...
which is what this blog is about today. What makes for a great life? What makes a great person.
It was a cool service. I was calm and cool too, until the slides.
And then the tears came.
And I thought about Dan.....and what made him special
for he was special
a person who humbles me.
Dan was caring. He really did care about other people, and he focused on them
He was giving. He would do most anything for anybody
He loved his wife, my sister. Was there relationship perfect? No! Was it good? Yes!
They gave to each other. They adapted. It was a good thing
He loved his kids. Dave and Rob were blessed to have a superb dad
who played with them, care for them, teased them, was there for them
He loved his grand kids
He loved God
He lived in the moment, and was free to play! My did he play!
He smiled, a lot
He was a presence
Words are inadequate. But this was a special guy
I will miss him.
And this is what I will take away from his life.
It is what is inside that counts.
Dan didn't care much about outward success
When buffeted by life, he smiled
He seemed to understand that the power comes from within
that the Christ in him was the most important thing, and if he had that inner connection with God, nothing else counted.
External success, no big deal
External pain and failure. Not a big deal
But that inner connection.
Finding the Christ within.... everything
And so when ALS ravaged his body, he smiled
When the rains didn't nurture the crops, he smiled
Thank you Dan, for teaching me, that the secret is indeed this, Christ in us!
Rest in peace
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