I also wish to God in heaven that magically every child could have somehow stepped into the memorable Christmases our mother made so alive and so overwhelmingly memorable.

By God’s grace and His sovereign power drop that old wet, weighty, uncomfortable and dirty coat you have upon your shoulders. Be free. Finally. Completely.

I seem to hear His whispers of hope and grace and the unfolding of a brand new day knowing those baleful problems and people continue to exist in spite of His glorious morning ecstasies.

In our brief time upon this earth perhaps all of us should learn something from this young influential man and father of a young family. He is without a doubt a rising giant who came upon this planet, love him or hate him who literally touched not just millions of Americans, but literally our whole world.