I feel a lot of comfort when I close my eyes, and envision walking across the bridge, which once crossed, is heaven's entry. As I cross that bridge, I see Sundance sitting beside Christ, waiting and looking up at him, as he used to do with me when he was “asking me” if he could do or have something, tail wagging, ears up. There are nights when seeing that scene in my mind are what helps me go to sleep.

As I reach them, standing in the awe of what Christ looks like to me, an absolute gentleness as well as having strength I can't grasp as The Warrior of all Warriors, the complete, perfect power and grace all of us as men on earth have hoped for, yet never attained. Those were not nails in his wrist, they were spikes!, 5-7 inch spikes! THATS A MAN!

If it was today, and I could speak, I feel I'd say this;

“Thank You Lord, Thank you”

“ I love you and knew you would be here for me, thank you”

“Lord, can I take Sundance and roll in the grass, I have missed him so”

I believe he will say yes, and at that instant he will give Sundance that “go ahead” look, and a joy I cannot find words for will come, the joy that makes tears trickle on my pillow just thinking of it.

As a man, an athletic kind of guy's guy, being able to freely tell the world of those tears is only because as the words we used to sing convey, “love conquers all”, and my fortress of pride is nothing now but ruin

Of course I will be thankful to see all those I loved and respected who went before me, but you see, Sundance came with a key God gave him, and opened my heart completely.

“Thank You Lord, for Sundance, thank you”

I believe The Lord knows, even if unspoken in that instant, I thank him for his care and kindness to my wife, my children, my brother, family and friends, but as I play with Sundance, I'll thank him again for all those things.

I want to thank him for the mercy that saved me, and ask for the courage to look, in the eye, those I see whom I harmed in life, those to whom I did not complete my amends, and say I am sorry, I am so sorry. I also know that my life's work now must include an honest and daily effort to right those wrongs in this life.

And as I wait for my wife, children brother and other loved ones to join us, I want to thank him for my heroes, my hall of fame

Joni Eareckson Tada; 

Who cannot cry thinking of being there to see this wonderful woman stand up, run, sing, and if I can have the privilege, watch her play with my dog Sundance, our our dogs Mitaku, Dakota, or Houston. (No worries, there will be no shortage of space in The New Jerusalem)

Chuck Swindoll

Mike M at IFL (hooay Mike!) Livin In The Muscle today!

David Jeremiah

Woodrow Kroll

John Wesley

CS Lewis

Randy Alcorn, this man in his book 'Heaven” lifted my spirits like I cannot explain

Matthew

Pam

Marie

So please, if you haven't 'signed up”, accept Christ, and come with me.

It's all good.