CALLING DOUG

My friend and pastor, Doug, passed away unexpectedly to us. Doug would pull up next to us every time that my husband, Matt, and I were seated, side by side, and on our phones after church. Although, Matt and I always have 15 minutes to burn before our kids get out of choir practice, thus providing ample opportunity to shoot off an IG post for my small business, check messages, etc., Doug would joke that we were the disconnected couple, ever on our phones! Maybe he was worried about our relationship. I think he was caring for us. 

Doug’s sudden appearances and admonishing were so frequent that Matt and I referred to our post-service, screen time posture as the “bat signal”—the Doug signal, really! He never failed to appear when we’re were both deep into our little screens. Calling Doug in this way will never work again. We miss him and grieve the loss of a good man.