In memory of Donnie

I normally don't like to be solemn yet I wanna write this post in memory of one of my dearest friends who recently passed away. My heart is still broken over the fact that he has gone yet I am remembering the good times. This is about my preacher, my grandfather figure, my dearest friend Brother Donnie.

When we first met I knew we were going to be close. He was one of the sweetest men I knew. He always had a smile on his face and always laughing. He was always one to give a big warm hug when needed. He had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to share stories. He was always one to give advice on anything. He was the one who prayed with me when I got saved and he was the one who baptized me. He was family to me, he was my grandfather figure. He was a strong man who no matter how bad the pain or how bad sick he got would still make it to preach the sermon. He was always reliable and always there when you just needed to talk.

 I remember having fun just sitting with him and talking about random things like how cars work. I remember he never got my name right except for 2 times. To him I was Crystal and I let him call me that because it kind of stuck. I remember him always asking me to do a special because he loved to hear my voice and the way I sang. I remember when I got the top of me ear pierced he told me not to go crazy and pierce my nose and eyebrows and the look on his face and the way he laughed when I told him my belly button was next. I also remember When my dad, brother, Donnie, and I went to Pizza Hut and sat there for hours talking and having fun. There are a lot of memories I have with him. All the mid-day and late night phone calls where we would just talk and talk about food, his wife that had died, how to witness to someone you care about, how much he just wanted to go out and be social. The last thing I remember was talking to him and us being happy he got to see his grandchild graduate, and how he was going to pray that I find a new job.

It hurts and probably will until the end of my time. I am happy he made it home to heaven and I know in the sweet by and by we will meet on that beautiful shore yet I am grieved because he is gone. To one of my dearest friends, I miss you and I love you. I know I got an angel looking after me.

This is greeneyedangel92 signing off.