![]() As a flight training instructor, he knew more about flying than most others in the Army. ![]() Earlier in his life, Wilford had been a man of service, enlisting in the Army after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. They raised four children to be remarkable citizens, who dedicated their careers to teaching, coaching and philanthropy. Wilford Moore was married to his sweetheart, Marian Vaughter, for 56 years. That Friday night allowed me to ask myself some existential questions: What is the best way to live life? Should we be in constant motion? Should we struggle against the approaching storms? Should we flutter through various jobs and volunteer positions with little down time? Or should we slow it down? Should we sail on the surface? Or, perhaps, leave the surface all together as if in mid-air? The Moore family is very intentional that way: life is a daily gift. We forgot the cold as the occasion was a celebration of life. I had not met Wilford Moore, but knew it was right that I be there. It is a solid fellowship of five pilgrims. We meet at each other’s homes in Portland most Wednesday nights for prayer, reflection, and support. With gloves and scarf in my brief case, I was prepared for the bluster and chill of the wind.Īrriving at supper time, the Moore family welcomed me as the lone representative of our Men of Wednesday. Headed to a funeral that would be held in Abilene, the land knew of the grief and played its part. The freight-laden trucks kept barreling along, exceeding the marked speed limit and buffeting my small rental car with hydraulic shoves as they zoomed by. It dove into a thicket of naked tree branches before I could positively identify it. Sighting one hovering bird on the way, I did not know what it was. ![]() The landscape was cold and flat as far as the eye could see. The wind swept across the Permian Basin occasionally interrupted by a nodding donkey, lone tree or outcropping of elephant-ear cactus. Birds: Lone Star Kite ( Ictinia mississippiensis )
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