We have had some interesting chats and done a couple of memorable things - like changing the flowers at the Cemetery and I gave him a tour of Walter Jones Park.
The first morning of his visit, there was a jacket hanging on one of my dining room chairs.
"You know whose jacket that is, right", he asked me, most likely knowing that his persnickety older sister is always aware when something that isn't normally supposed to be someplace "shows up".
"It's daddy's", he said.
Of course, that would make it okay.
All week I have been thinking about daddy's jacket. Actually, I have been thinking about the man who wore it.
Probably because we are saying goodbye to a woman we have admired for many years. Louise Johnson was a faithful Christian who loved her husband, children, and grandchildren - not to mention those who are connected in some way to them.
Earl Huffigham was a faithful Christian who loved his wife, children, and grandchildren - not to mention those who are connected in some way to them.
And this week we have learned of the homegoing of Billy Graham.
Talk about faithful!
And add the word, Legacy. For that indeed is what Louise Johnson, Earl Huffingham, and Billy Graham have in common (in addition to the faith in Jesus Christ). They have a legacy. It's their children, grandchildren - and in Billy's case - the world.
Last night I heard the Right Reverend John Howard (8th Bishop of Florida) recall his first time to hear Billy Graham. He said he may not have walked an aisle as the choir sang "Just as I am" but in his heart, he knew that he was going to follow Christ.
One of the songs that our daddy loved was "Find Us Faithful". That's more of the legacy that Louise, daddy and Billy Graham have left. We found them faithful!
Jonathan will go back to Texas. He will take daddy's jacket. He wants to take the Florida Gators sign that I put in my yard on game day. Not a chance - that's a part of our legacy, too.
May your life be filled with enough sunshine
to make you appreciate the shadows
