How many times over past ten years have I walked out my back door and hear a loud "Hey" and I would shout back "Hey" . Then here come My Man ! saying "What's Up" . We got to do so many things together right here in our back yards.
God blessed me and my family so much with Lance living next door. Lance was always looking out for us . Here are just a few things I want to share about Lance and me :
Phone rings, (me) Lawrence (his nick name from me) Hey Son (lance) this is the neighborhood security are you expecting someone in a van today, because they are sitting in your driveway and I have my eyes on them.
Over at ditch (me) All of sudden I hear Son (Lance) what do you think your doing, need some help . It is at this point he takes over doing the cutting with chain saw, telling me I am going to hurt myself just get out of way.
Start a fire behind barn (me) , I look up and there he is walking across yard , Son (Lance) what are we burning today, I love starting a fire , I think I am going to go start one myself.
Bathroom problem with Bath Fitters (me) Lance calls , Son what's going on with those guys on your bathroom , I tell him there is a problem with some cross joints under the flooring. Lance says, Son I will be there in a minute . Two hours later he had replaced and repaired !
Pool has a leak in liner , I am out there with patch material , I hear a loud Hey (Lance) Son what are you doing, I tell him i am trying to find leak in liner. He get in pool on sallow end and he puts on kid goggles and talks me into holding his head down while he looks for leak with a dye I had , he found a big leak and fixes it of course and had to tell me dangerous it was (haha)!
I can go on and on about what a Great friend, neighbor and like a son, Lance was to me ! He was here for me when I had health problems, family get togethers, handy man work, one on one conversations about family, life, work and best of all about Jesus Christ being his Savior! He came over after a short trip out of town with family , I was out by barn , he walks up and says Son, check this out and he had a hat that said Jesus Christ, He said Son I am telling everyday. I am not playing.
Lance was a special blessing to me and my family but more me than anyone will ever know. God shared Lance with me for 10 short years and me and my family will remember him all our lives. I miss so much everyday!
I pray that your memories of Lance are as good as mine and that if you do not know Jesus Christ has your Savior that like Lance you find Him and accept Him as your Savior. When you drive by Lance's house and see my fire burning or smoke think of Lance as I will be . His memories are all over these acres of land between his house and mine.
God Bless Jenny , Lily and Davis , I love you all!