J Moss has a song called "OPERATOR" (Charity I know you know what I am talking about).  So, as I was riding in the car on my way home from a loooong night at the hospital.  Those couches are not nice.  This song came on.  I knew that I was gonna come home and write in my journal.  At first, I thought about writing a letter to Serenity (my daughter who is not yet born), but then I suddenly wanted to write to Heaven's operator.  I wanted to get Heaven on the line.  I need to talk to Jesus.  I need to talk to the FATHER.  Shoot, give me anyone up there...

Hello, Operator...hi, my name is Devin...can you get Heaven on the line please?  Yes, it is an urgent call.  I would have called 911, but they really can't help me like Heaven can.  You see my dad and mom are up there.  And they kinda passed on a little too early for my wishes.  I can't really run to them now for advice on how to raise children.  I wanted to ask them how to be a responsible daddy...well...like my daddy was.  You see my daddy was the bomb and I am not sure if I ever told him, so could you please get Heaven on the line so I can let him know that I now know how hard it was to be the man of the house.  I want to ask him to send me the cliff notes on what he learned so I can apply his notes to my life.  Oh, and I want to hug my mom through the phone.  I am pretty sure I gave my mom enough kisses and hugs when she was down here, but right now, I kinda like need a million more hugs and kisses from mama.  See, I am a baby.  I was the baby out of three in my family.  And babies need a lil babying from their mama every now and then.  So, can you please get Heaven on the line so I can talk to them?

And after that...can you put Jesus on the line for me.  I know that HE is a busy guy, but I also know that HE always is accepting calls.  And that is the problem, I don't call HIM enough.  But, today...yes,today operator this is an urgent call and I definitely need to speak to HIM.  I want to ask HIM what do I do now. I feel like I have exhausted all my strength...all my knowledge on what to do...all of my everything...and I just plain need you.  So, operator please put Jesus on the line so HE can calm me down and give me the directions on how to live this life when everything seems to go wrong.  I want to ask HIM how am I suppossed to be joyous and jubilant when my wife is laying in a hospital bed unable to move?  How long will my faith last?  Every time I jump over another hurdle with the agility of a cheetah, another bigger hurdle comes and reduces my body to human again.  How long can I stand?  Can I be a cheetah for all my obstacles? 

Operator, I am so sorry to bother you with all o fthis, but I need to ask Jesus when does help arrive?  Where are the reinforcements?  Operator, please put Heaven on the line so I can ask when will HE be sending the troops to pull me out of my Iraq.  I need to get out of my Afghanistan!  It is hell over here in this foreign land full of struggles, pain, confusion and uncertainty.   I guess it is life...but I just want to ask HIM if it gets better.  Is this it? 

So, you understand operator, I need you to get Heaven on the line as soon as possible.  Heaven is the only call I need to make right now.  I have At&T but I am not sure if the rates go that far.  Never mind that...I will pay the balance.  No price is too much.  I need Heaven.  Please, operator connect me to GOD!

But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

Keep it Natural.    

You know the song Po- "Jesus on the Main Line, tell Him what you want"...

I'm praying for you Juren and the fam too- best believe He's listening...