my friend heads home

as i make this post, my friend is traveling north up I95 to be back home with friends and family and to start a new job. i had the wonderful opportunity to work with him for several months and we became good friends. during his short stay he and his wife had their first child and i got to see a father born. he was a beacon of light in a world of darkness, his faith in God shown through for all to see. i got to show him many southern traditions and we talked often about his Yankee upbringing. we had planned a deer hurt for the second week in October which i guaranteed him his first buck but as often happens, life got in the way and he had to return home, but, we vowed to hunt together next year, either here or maybe in snows drifts of the frozen tundra. Godspeed and be safe my friend i look forward to seeing you soon.