Homecoming Anniversary

A year ago today, my mentor and good friend Dennis Knable went home to be with the Lord after a short and challenging battle with cancer. About 4 months ago, John Lile (on the right) joined him. 10 years ago, they helped to found the church that we (Grace Summit) merged with. They were two of the most humble men you could ever hope to meet - ones who saw their lives as an offering to the Lord. They were great husbands and fathers and friends. I have a lot more that I could say. I miss them. Saturday night, I was thinking about Dennis's blessing to his family the night before he went Home. How he blessed them and told his grandson how he was destined for greatness. I was setting my alarm for the morning and flipped the radio on and Steven Curtis Chapman's "With Hope" song was on. That was all it took. I probably wept for a good ten minutes. I hugged my wife tight and told her I love her. Life is too short for anything less.