Jeremy was an unforgettable kid. If you ever met him, you would never forget him. He had his own way about him. He didn't just walk into a room, he bounded into the room and almost dared you to ignore him. He acted like a tough biker dude, but he was a pure softy inside. His feelings were hurt if you didn't seem to want him around. He loved everybody and he couldn't understand why everybody didn't love him.

I used to tell him the reason why everybody didn't love him is because they didn't want him to be able to show me up. I spent 55 years of my life with only friends to my account and no partner on the horizon, it wouldn't be fair for my son to have a 'love of his life' around. We were just kidding each other, but it did help him to laugh about the situation anyway. "Seek ye first the kingdom of heaven and everything else will be added unto you." Sometimes the 'everything else' comes only after you enter heaven's gates.

I shake my head at that now silent cell phone and wish just once more I could hear his excited "Hi Mom!" on the other end of the line. But I know that is never to be. Maybe that is the first thing I'll hear when we meet again on the other side.

I'd love to share pictures of him, but all the pictures I took of him were lost when I switched computers. Maybe someday I'll be able to scan some in that I had taken with him in the 18 wheelers and on Harley Davidsons and with the dog and ducks when Keith took him hunting.

Until next time.