Been a very long time since I thought of him. Thanks for that. It must be time.Too much story to tell, but at least you had Van Halen. In the end, my older brother got the last laugh. He died alone in a shed like house. 10 days later they found him. I hadn't seen him but once in the 20 years prior. Drugs, alcohol, and everything else, everything! I had a family and children I couldn't let him around. He lived with us for 3 weeks. Then I threw him out with all his stuff into the field across the street. He lived there in the dirt for months. Then he disappeared. So when I got the call he was dead, I thought Yep! Surprised it took that long. At the time he died, my father was 80 and my younger brother was working, and I was off for the summer. I'm a teacher. Guess who got the job. I flew out, hired a hazmat team to clean the house my dad owned so he could sell it. In the duration, this cost me my father who disowned me, taken out of the will, shamed in front of the family, and caused trouble between my wife and I. I had him cremated but no one wanted the urn, not even his children till years later. (4 kids, 3 wives) Yes, he was in my garage and I used to talk to him when I saw him in there.
There was a time I called him switch. He was the epitome of what I thought was a Christian for 6 months. He was sold into his word, never an agry moment, quoted scriptures all the time. To the day, 6 months, he became a druggy, party hound, etc. for 6 months. This went on for years.
It ended when he stole another man's wife. Too much there for here.
People I hang out with today, and guys in my groups, most of them speak of once saved always saved. It is a very contentious time when this is brought up. When I get there, turning that last bouy or pilon(I was a skier), I hope to look up and see him cheering while driving the boat, following me down the hill, like when we were young.
I hope to see him with all those who went before him (We buried 9 people in 10 years). Miss him? Hard to say. I will tell you when I see you there. God bless. Shalom
You might try the book: Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but nobody wants to die!
Thanks for that!
Been a very long time since I thought of him. Thanks for that. It must be time.Too much story to tell, but at least you had Van Halen. In the end, my older brother got the last laugh. He died alone in a shed like house. 10 days later they found him. I hadn't seen him but once in the 20 years prior. Drugs, alcohol, and everything else, everything! I had a family and children I couldn't let him around. He lived with us for 3 weeks. Then I threw him out with all his stuff into the field across the street. He lived there in the dirt for months. Then he disappeared. So when I got the call he was dead, I thought Yep! Surprised it took that long. At the time he died, my father was 80 and my younger brother was working, and I was off for the summer. I'm a teacher. Guess who got the job. I flew out, hired a hazmat team to clean the house my dad owned so he could sell it. In the duration, this cost me my father who disowned me, taken out of the will, shamed in front of the family, and caused trouble between my wife and I. I had him cremated but no one wanted the urn, not even his children till years later. (4 kids, 3 wives) Yes, he was in my garage and I used to talk to him when I saw him in there.
There was a time I called him switch. He was the epitome of what I thought was a Christian for 6 months. He was sold into his word, never an agry moment, quoted scriptures all the time. To the day, 6 months, he became a druggy, party hound, etc. for 6 months. This went on for years.
It ended when he stole another man's wife. Too much there for here.
People I hang out with today, and guys in my groups, most of them speak of once saved always saved. It is a very contentious time when this is brought up. When I get there, turning that last bouy or pilon(I was a skier), I hope to look up and see him cheering while driving the boat, following me down the hill, like when we were young.
I hope to see him with all those who went before him (We buried 9 people in 10 years). Miss him? Hard to say. I will tell you when I see you there. God bless. Shalom
You might try the book: Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but nobody wants to die!
Thank you my brother.
You got all of that one!
I didn't intend to weep this morning, but you've done it. Beautiful, transparent, and honest. Lord help us all.