Foggy and raining in our neck of the woods, today.  However, when I let the dog out this morning there was a glow from the sun, it doesn’t happen often, and usually only with clear skies, but it is as if there is nothing that can hide from the sun – no shadows just that reflective glow, lighting up the smallest shadows.

Every time I see it I am reminded of the day we left Ken in front of a hotel in Portland with just the clothes on his back, not even id.  He was going into the Marine Corp and that is where he was staying the night and then leaving with the rest of the recruits the next morning.

It is hard when you have to let them go.  I had to pull over a time or two to ‘rest’ my eyes and regain my composure.  We were coming around the curve leading out of Mosier on I-84 when I noticed that glow on the Klickitats and on our side of the river.  There were no shadows just that yellow glow.

It as if God was telling me, relax, He is in my hands, there is no where he will go that I am not with him, I will take him under my wing and protect him.

Straight out of Psalms – it helps to study God’s Word; you never know when He will use it to comfort you.

Psalm 17:8 “Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,”  KJV

Remembering that day also causes me to remember a few weeks earlier when I was at Lumberman’s, where he worked. 

I was talking with Andy, an employee, and one of the customers when Ken walked up to talk with Andy about something.  At that time Ken had long hair, I mean REALLY long hair, it went down over his shoulders.

As he left I said hard to believe he is going into the Marine Corp (which of course gives the recruits buzz cuts.)

The customer said, ‘that will make a man of him.’

To which Andy replied, ‘he is already a man.’

Never forget it.

While he was in Boot Camp I started writing him letters, a few lines every day for about a week and then sending them off.  Poor guy was getting kidded for those tombs by his Sergeant.

From there I thought why rewrite everything for others, so I just started copying them and making comments for each person, close friends and family members, and pretty soon I was sending out about 20-25 a week.

E-mail came and I started sending out e-mails on a regular basis.  One of our children wanted to make a special calendar for her husband, and wanted Bible verses that have special meaning to those that would send them to her.

From that we have evolved to these going out on several venues as close to daily as my circumstances permit.

Later, Art (-: