“Dear Lord I thank you for everything Lord, I pray that you would just protect Jeffrey while he is at boot camp this summer. Lord please help him to get through all that he needs to do. Lord I need to know that you are going to be right beside him protecting him and giving him strength, I know its going to be tough. I know I shouldn’t worry because you are going to take care of him and you’re the only one that is going to get him through but im really going to miss him. In your precious name, Amen.”
This is the prayer of my 10 yr old sister. As I was unpacking my disastrous room I heard sobbing coming from my sisters room. I thought maybe there was a stuffed animal lost or something else was bringing on the tears. When I went in to see what was wrong she told me she was listening to a song and thought of Jeff and just started crying. I asked her which song and she took out his old cell phone and started playing one of his old ringtones he had recorded “If you’re reading this” By Tim Mcgraw. If you haven’t heard it…it’s a heart wrenching story about a soldier who didn’t make it back home. I explained to Natalie that, that song was a little different then Jeff’s situation right now. She said she understood but she is still going to miss him. Jeff took her out a few weeks ago, got her McDonalds and took her to a park and let her play. She told me that that memory meant a lot, and to have him gone this summer and not around to play with her in the pool is going to be tough. As I sat there stroking her head and holding her hand I tried to be tough and encourage her to pray for him when she gets upset…I was able to keep the tears back until she prayed the prayer above, there was no stopping the crocodile tears. We love Jeff and it is going to be tough to not have him around this summer. I pray that the Lord sends him a Godly friend, that God carries him when he can’t take another step, and that he stands up for what he knows is right.
I love you Jeff. :’)
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