A few thoughts about my dad Erwin Lee Horn--We’ve hear it said that there is great rejoicing in Heaven when one sinner repents. Then imagine the rejoicing that takes place when Erwin Lee Horn walks through those Pearly Gates…not just because he was lost and now is found but because Heaven has to be a lot more fun with him there! Picture with me for a moment this scene. Saint Peter opens the Lamb’s Book of Life and finds Erwin’s name inscribed there. He is beckoned in and enters hesitantly, wondering what comes next.

He walks along a stone pathway though a shady glen and sees several young boys fishing at a little pond. In no time at all we can envision him baiting a sweet lad’s hook, teaching him a better way to cast, and teaching him a better way to cast, and watching with satisfaction the huge, fighting trout that is the prize for his efforts.

The voice of God breaks though…”Well done, though good and faithful servant enters now into the joy of your Lord. Come; sit up here closer to me. I’m anxious to hear the desires of your heart for your loved ones on Earth until the time they come here to join us.” Nell (his wife) squeezes his hand and can’t resist a little pinch. ‘Not so hard, Birdtail,’ Erwin teases. “We have an eternity to enjoy, and you can pinch me all you want when we get home. Right now let’s just drink deeply of the wonderful love of God in this beautiful place. We miss you Dad! Can’t wait to see you again.

-- Jerry Horn