my summer with Jon

Well, since Jon wrote about his summer at NBC, I thought I would write about my summer with Jon.  I am not a “poemer” like Jon so I will not try to be creative and create a story or poem but I will just write.

Like Jon, I too was a little disappointed that Jon’s truck was broken down for three weeks and to be honest I didn’t know for sure that Jon would actually come.  Instead, he proved me wrong and came and totally redeemed himself.  Since most of you know Jon I don’t have to tell you what a great guy he is but instead I will (like Jon) list a few attributes of Jon and things I will miss.  This may read much like an obituary or some sick bromance.

• Jon makes the best coffee in the world.  Many a morning I would wake up to the smell of coffee that was prepared by Mr. Jon.  Not only would he make coffee but he would actually prepare me a cup.
• Jon has an extensive vocabulary.  He was constantly using words that I have only heard during the national spelling bee on ESPN.  The one word he taught me that I will never for get is “Phronemophobia”- Fear of thinking.  I think many people suffer from this.
• Jon hates to sleep but is good at it.  It wasn’t unusual for Jon to be up until the wee hours of the morning.  He would read or watch Michael Jackson videos.  But if he wasn’t making coffee he was sleeping in.  For some reason his alarm on his phone would not wake him but my still small voice could lift his head from his pillow in a moments time.
• Jon loves to save me money.   He wasn’t hard to feed…just give him a piece of bread, peanut butter, chocolate syrup and some crushed coffee beans and he is good to go.  He also helped me save on my water bill by not showering much.
• Jon always has a smile on his face.  I can’t remember one time when I was with Jon when he wasn’t in a great mood and smiling.  He was always fun to be around and could brighten my day with one smile.
• Jon loves to talk to people.  Whether if we were in a store, restaurant, church, my house, golf course, etc…I always found Jon talking to someone.  I appreciate his ability to have conversation with anyone and find value in the other person no matter who it was.
• Jon is a great uncle.  As many of you know, my two boys love uncle Jon.  I am forever grateful for the way Jon took time to play, talk, care for, watch, feed, hold, buckle in, push, etc…my boys all summer.  I will never forget Caleb standing at the top of the stairs and yelling down at Jon saying, “JON, I LOVE YOU!”.  Nor will I forget that every time Luke saw Jon he gave him a sitting ovation.
• Jon will make a great youth pastor.  When Jon was in my youth group I always knew that he would end up doing something in ministry.  As I observed him this summer I know that he will be a great leader for students.  His love for God and youth and his passion to live it out will allow him to make a great impact in youth ministry.

Thanks Jon for a great summer.  Thanks for coming here and not expecting anything.  Thanks for your willingness to serve.  Thanks for your attitude that we should all try to imitate.  Have a great Senior year and I look forward to blogging on here with you as we dive into the Fall Experiment.

~Justin

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