Today, I miss Rene.

It must have been something in the air. It just felt like we should have been canvassing together today. Like i should have heard his goofy laugh as he dropped us off in territory we didn't want to be in, but because his smile was so awesome and his personality so magnetic...we did with only minimal complaints and only a few sour faces... He's been gone for months, and it was something that was in the air today that made it hit me. A candle that burned on both ends..it didn't last long enough. I miss him terribly. The air was brisk just like our steps would have been through uncharted waters for the mastery...but his steps have been silenced, and mine? mine are a little weary today...something in the air.

REWIND.
Rene and his wife Delecia came to my high school when I was in the 10th grade. they were recruiting kids my age to be a part of a team of students that went into the community to sell books for a donation and a scholarship. Ever since that day...he was like a big brother, a mentor, and a true friend, both him and his wife. We went on endless campaigns for Christ, sold innumerable amounts of books and built a bond that lasted ...and ended too soon. :(