It's not a story that many people know. As matter of fact, I think only my immediate family and a handful of others know the story of "Joe the Cloud Maker". I will do my best to tell it to you from memory, however I am sure that I will be corrected by my Father when he reads this. You see, "Joe the Cloud Maker" was a real person. And a dear friend of my parents. The story, as I remember it, goes something like this. Many years ago, my parents were part of a Christian organization called "Marriage Encounter". It was a Christian group focusing on developing stronger relationships in Marriage through God. How to grow as a couple and as Christians together. Through this group my parents became dear friends with Joe and his wife and family. The years went on and friendships grew. Joe, as I remember, was a fun guy. Charismatic and joyful. Just a genuine guy, that everybody loved. Joe always loved clouds and made a point to point out interesting clouds to whomever he was with. Feet firmly on the ground, but his head was always in the clouds. Somehow a conversation between Joe and my folks came up and Joe had said that when he died he, "...would like to be put in charge of making the clouds when he gets to Heaven." A noble task to be sure. Sometime later Joe died. The pain was felt by family and friends alike. The day after Joe was called home though, the clouds grew more and more unique and beautiful with each passing day. So from that day on in my family, every time we saw clouds that were amazing and breath taking we would always say, "Good Job Joe!" And that my friends, is the tale of "Joe the Cloud Maker"
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AuthorSpike Bowan is the Pittsburgh, PA born Writer and Fiction Author. He is a Veteran of the US Navy, retired Paramedic, Husband, Father and Christian. BECOME A PATRON. CLICK BELOW!
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