All in one box

Today all of Brandon's worldly belongings were mailed to our house by the Navy. It is so strange to open a box and see your son's clothes, phone, pen, pieces of paper from his pockets and even his underwear. How can one child be summed up in a box? The hardest part of all was that there was no note from Brandon saying hello, I am safe, etc.

We know that we can not leave this Earth for Eternity with any of our worldly belongings. Christ requires that we come just as we entered this world, empty. This box reminded me that it is not about our stuff it is about who we are when all that stuff is gone. I pray that Brandon is a child of Jesus and that his "stuff" will not change that nor will it enhance it.

Oh yeah, they even sent home his bible. Now that is quite a shock. But I am secure in the fact that Brandon does not need that bible to commune with his savior.

God-keep my son close, comfort him, keep him safe.- Mom