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To Addlyn from your Greatgrandpa. Welcome aboard. I love you already.
Addlyn Jean Langlois has just been born. These are pictures of my son, David, and his precious wife, Karla, celebrating. Isn’t this baby beautiful? Her mom is doing great too. My wonderful Aunt Devee Dockham “just happened” to have sent me this life story about being on a train at the exact time Addlyn was being born. Nothing in life is really a coincidence and now that Addlyn is aboard, I dedicate this to her. I love YOU BIGtime Addlyn, Greatgrandpa
At birth we board the train and discover what love is,
and we believe those who love us will always travel by our side.
However, at some station
each one will more than likely step down from the train,
leaving us on this journey by ourself.
As days go by,
other people will board the train;
and they will be significant –
our bothers, sisters, friends, children,
and even the love of your life.
Many of them will step down from the train
and you’ll always remember them with a kind of ache in your heart.
Others will go unnoticed,
so unnoticed that you won’t even realize
they vacated their seats.
Your train ride will be full of joy,
sorrow, fantasy, imagination, expectations,
hugs, hellos, goodbyes, and wondering why some of them had to get off the train so quickly.
Happiness consists of having a good relationship
with all the passengers you find friendly,
and success requires that you overlook their flaws unless you’re thinking about marrying them!
The mystery to everyone is:
We do not know at which station
we ourselves will step down.
So, we’ve got to have our ticket to heaven ready at any time –
the ticket that the Great Engineer bought for us with His blood
and gave us free.
While we’re still on the tracks, we need to laugh, love, forgive, play fair, and pray.
And we need to search until we discover why our Engineer put us on this train in the first place.
We’ll only discover our purpose when we find ourselves doing the things that make us happy
and that we know makes the Engineer happy too. That’s the key.
It is important to do those things as long as you can
because when the time comes for us to step down
and leave our seats empty
we should leave behind beautiful memories
for those who will continue to travel on the train of life.
Be sure you’ve told them Who the Engineer is
and try with your whole heart to introduce each passenger to Him,
especially the ones sitting near you.
I wish you a joyful journey on the train of life.
Prosper in the joy of Christ and you will be rich no matter how much or little money you have.
Remember, the Engineer will provide all your needs according to His riches in glory so don’t worry.
Lastly, I thank you
for being one of the extra special passengers on my train.
(By the way, I am not planning to get off the train anytime soon
but if I do, just remember I am SO glad you were a part of my journey.)
Greatgrandpa
To Addlyn from your Greatgrandpa. Welcome aboard. I love you already.
To Addlyn from your Greatgrandpa. Welcome aboard. I love you already.