A grey elephant

Today we had the thanksgiving service for a wonderful man.

I've known him since I was 14 and he was a leader on the Christian youth camps I went to for over a decade. He was witty and super-super clever, kind and thoughtful and simply ACE.

I once had to do a seminar on 'Christians and other religions'. I turned to him to help me write it. He lost me after 5 minutes because he was just so clever and I couldn't keep up.

I think I exasperated him because for many years, he treated me like a little sister. So he stopped his explanation, put a halt to his logic, and began again ... with a grey elephant explanation.

That, I could follow. I'm glad he's in Heaven with Jesus. But he'll be missed so much - particularly by his lovely wife and 3 children.