Thinking of Jeremy

It's been 32 years since that day that we went to the Holy Cross Hospital and met Jeremy John for the first time.

I was thinking of him today. I think of him often, but today was a special day because it was his 32nd birthday.

I wonder what his path in life would have been if he had walked a little farther.

Would he have been mischievous? He looked like he would have been a lot of fun. His smile made you melt. He would have had his mama wrapped around his little finger, with that smile.

Would he have enjoyed Sunday school like his big brothers did? There were lots of kids his age in our church.

Would he have been a good student in school?

Would he have graduated from Western Christian like his brothers and sister did?

Would he have married his high school sweetheart?

Would he have children by now. Would we be grandma and grandpa to more precious grandchildren?

No matter. What might have been, is not.

What is, is the knowledge that he is in the presence of the Lord. That he is loved, more than even we could love him. And that one day we will meet again.

But still we miss him. And still we think of him, and wonder.