Saying goodbye to a friend

Hello everyone,

It has been a long time since I last posted anything on here. I apologize for being away so long. Unfortunately, this will not be a happy post. On Sunday, our friend Chris Haynes was in a terrible snowmobile accident. Last night he passed away. Chris was a great guy with a sarcastic sense of humor which complimented the rest of "the circle" perfectly. Don and I have known Chris since the good old days of hanging around in Port Plaza parking lot.

It's hard to believe that when I said goodbye to him to move to Florida it was the last time that I would ever see him. Below I am posting the lyrics to a song which I am sure many of you know. This won't be an A for originality because I have also posted this for our friends on Myspace and Facebook. I just think this is how Chris would want us to think of him.


"When I Get Where I'm Going"


When I get where I'm going
On the far side of the sky
The first thing that I'm gonna do
Is spread my wings and fly

I'm gonna land beside a lion
And run my fingers through his mane
Or I might find out what it's like
To ride a drop of rain

[Chorus]
Yeah when I get where I'm going
There'll be only happy tears
I will shed the sins and struggles
I have carried all these years
And I'll leave my heart wide open
I will love and have no fear
Yeah when I get where I'm going
Don't cry for me down here

I'm gonna walk with my grand daddy
And he'll match me step for step
And I'll tell him how I missed him
Every minute since he left
Then I'll hug his neck

Yeah when I get where I'm going
There'll be only happy tears
I will shed the sins and struggles
I have carried all these years
And I'll leave my heart wide open
I will love and have no fear
Yeah when I get where I'm going
Don't cry for me down here


So much pain and so much darkness
In this world we stumble through
All these questions I can't answer
So much work to do

But when I get where I'm going
And I see my maker's face
I'll stand forever in the light
Of his amazing grace
Yeah when I get where I'm going
There'll be only happy tears
Hallelujah
I will love and have no fear
When I get where I'm going
Yeah when I get where I'm going


R.I.P Chris.