Prayer request for family friend
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:32 pm
Good evening folks,
This morning we learned that our son's best friend from high school, who lived with his single mother in our home for his last year in high school, was killed early today in a head-on collision. Naturally, our son is very sad and so are we. But I'm asking that you pray for his mother, who raised him alone. James was his mother's knight in shining armor, and we know she is devastated.
To demonstrate how genuine and good-hearted this young man was, I'll share a story from our daughter's wedding. Even in her late 30's, James' mother was quite pretty, and served as a bridesmaid in the ceremony. After the rehearsal dinner the evening before the wedding, one of the groomsmen got drunk, and made a rude pass at James' mother. Well, even though the groomsman was 7 or 8 years older and much bigger and stronger, young James stepped in front of his mom and knocked the pig flat on his back with one well-placed punch.
The next morning, the pig showed up at my front door, asking my permission to still be in my daughter's wedding. I admonished him to honor my daughter by acting correctly, and decided he could still stand behind the groom. In my mind, standing in front of the crowd with the big black eye given to him by James would serve as punishment for him, and an extra tribute to the courage and honor exhibited by this young man.
James Earl Lumpkin, Jr., rest in peace + You are loved and will be missed.
Charles
This morning we learned that our son's best friend from high school, who lived with his single mother in our home for his last year in high school, was killed early today in a head-on collision. Naturally, our son is very sad and so are we. But I'm asking that you pray for his mother, who raised him alone. James was his mother's knight in shining armor, and we know she is devastated.
To demonstrate how genuine and good-hearted this young man was, I'll share a story from our daughter's wedding. Even in her late 30's, James' mother was quite pretty, and served as a bridesmaid in the ceremony. After the rehearsal dinner the evening before the wedding, one of the groomsmen got drunk, and made a rude pass at James' mother. Well, even though the groomsman was 7 or 8 years older and much bigger and stronger, young James stepped in front of his mom and knocked the pig flat on his back with one well-placed punch.
The next morning, the pig showed up at my front door, asking my permission to still be in my daughter's wedding. I admonished him to honor my daughter by acting correctly, and decided he could still stand behind the groom. In my mind, standing in front of the crowd with the big black eye given to him by James would serve as punishment for him, and an extra tribute to the courage and honor exhibited by this young man.
James Earl Lumpkin, Jr., rest in peace + You are loved and will be missed.
Charles
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