the hotline

not many people
let alone friends come along like this
this friend of ours (lauren and i)
is like none other
he has taught me so much
about life
friendship
struggle
victory
self
outlook
positiveness
believing
honesty
faith
reliableness
faithfulness

this man walks to a different tune
the kind that people speak about
about great men
great thinkers
great artists in history
ask anyone who knows him
they will tell you
he is real
he is available
he is honest
he is love

we celebrated his last birthday at our house
half way through the night i found myself talking
to two of his friends i had just met
and as i looked around
i realized what we all had in common
we had all been infected by the love
the love of jeffrey
Jeffrey Dressler makes it a point
no matter who he is talking with
to make time for them
to listen
to care
and he expects the same
not only does he love
but he teaches with his life

i love jeffrey
i love when he comes over
i love going on adventures with him

back when me and lauren first started dating
we were all cuddling in the back of our tour bus
me and lauren and jeffrey
all cuddled up on a cold night
marcus was driving us who knows where
and we were just in the back happy as could be

one night jeffrey came over for dinner
and after about the third time heating his dinner up
i asked him what setting he was using
he looked back and said
"dinner plate"
26 years i'd lived and never
never had i paid that button a second though
much less used it for my "dinner plate"
a pure stroke of genius




jeffrey loves life
even though it doesn't always treat us like a pillow
he has his struggles like we all do
with love and happiness and contentment
but he deals with it in a way that shows he is real
he loves the essence of life
and it is contagious
jeffrey appreciates the things that are most pure
whether it's an
american spirit
a stella artois
a cordoba burrito
a note on his Lowden
a crescendo in a song
a good hair cut
or a meaningful conversation
jeffrey has the most amazing memory of anyone i know
he can tell you the date he first met you
the month he bought his car
the last time he saw the wizard of oz
who was sitting next to him at church 7 weeks ago
hands down
he has the most healthy memory of anyone i know

he is also our personal heath adviser
fitness trainer (encourager)
music appreciator
the heart behind camp jeffrey
(a camp me and lauren have been telling him he needs to start...a place of wellness and serenity where people can recharge their life...while being taken care of by jeffrey...he plans their meals and exercises and events...and provides and atmosphere where they can find their life)
he introduced me to
not only the dinner plate
but levi premium jeans
the button up, american apparel thermal
the best lose-leaf tea
crystal skulls
for all the drifters
the list goes on...

i dedicate this
the space it takes up
the time it takes to read and write it
to my buddy
jeffrey
thanks for your friendship
thanks for your love

harmony