I Can't Say Goodbye

This life.

It is full of joys, highs, lows, surprises and quite often--some hard knocks.

One of my greatest joys is the friendships I have made along the way of my lengthy journey. God always seems to put people in my path just when I need them most.

Wayne Morgan was one of my joys and surprises.

We had been through some tough times together.

One of my hard knocks came this year--when I found out Wayne was going to be vacating his position in Aurora and I would no longer have my buddy--just two doors down.

I consoled myself with the idea that he was still going to be around and we always managed to end up at some of the same places with some of the same people. I guess that's still true--but I'm going to have to wait until I get to Heaven to see him again.

But the friendship and love that he gave me through the years--will be something that I always treasure.

Godspeed, my dear friend. 

And--you might have graduated from Marionville, but you still "Ain't Nothin' But A Houn' Dawg.