Every now and again you meet a person who is just so amazing, and so wonderful, they impact your life without even trying. They leave foot prints behind that make you smile when you remember. We lost such a man today. He was a man who I always remember as smiling, full of laughter, and just plain nice. He was a WW2 vet, he had lost his leg, but that did not slow him down. He was even prone to jokes about his leg. He leaves behind family and friends who will miss him terribly including me.
He taught me to cherish the good times, laugh through the bad times, and always walk forward in faith with my head high. He taught me that life is full of challenges that we have to face head on, and situations we have to make the best of. He taught me that we cannot always choose the cards we are dealt, but we can choose how we react to them. He taught me that life is truly defined by ourselves and not our circumstances. He taught me to own my decisions, and to own the consequences of them good or ill. He taught me so much, and now he's with God I am sure. I will miss him, dearly. He left his foot prints in my life, and the lessons he taught will live on through me and my passing them to my children.
Rest in peace - you've earned it.
