Jerry Harms took this picture, one of few that actually has John in it !! (Usually it is John behind the camera)!

On this two-year anniversary of Sid's "graduation" to Heaven, I'm reminded of the picture shown here.  This was from my very first roll of film: only twelve shots to photograph what I thought was noteworthy as a 12-year-old boy.

I think the picture captured both my dad and brother's personalities an an instant of Time.  Dad was a light-hearted and sometimes goofy middle-aged man; Sid was a confident and cheerful almost-twenty guy who was secure in who he was and where he was going.

Each of them got older, carrying their personalities forward in Time.  When Dad got cancer, he approached it with goofy light-heartedness.  When Sid got cancer, he remained confident, cheerful, and secure in where he was going.

Although I have lost both of them in this life, my own life has been forever changed.  I looked up to my Dad.  I looked up to Sid.  And now, as I move forward in Time, I'm discovering a goofy, light-hearted, cheerful confidence in who I am and where I'm going.

I'm grateful for having Sid as a brother, and miss having him narrate for me what Time is like seven years down the road.  Christine, Matt, Julia, Dan, and Phil: I can't imagine how much you must miss Sid, having journeyed through Time together.

My prayer is that God will send you all an extra measure of the Holy Spirit -- the Comforter -- to be very close to you today as you reflect upon that journey.