Dear Family & friends

I am rejoicing this THANKSGIVING!

God has smiled on me. Now that I am an Neunoctogenarian, and I never thought I would be one. I am enjoying it immensely. My young medical Doctor said: "You're not getting old you are old!" I lunched with a 98 year old man yesterday on my Campus. He made me feel young. I really don't feel old within myself. I feel like an adventurer. Some kind of instinct inside says,

"In Christ you're ready for death, but cultivate that eagerness to feel more quality in your life here. Don't vegetate. What's yours Caleb Elroy is yours forever. You're a pilgrim on this planet. Never forget it. Touch people more purposefully. Accept eagerly this new chapter."

'Death,' when it comes is not a period at the end of a sentence; it is a comma! Our Christ-like deeds are ours forever in some form of 'acretion'; I do believe. I'm so glad I've lived long enough to have, now three great grand children! I truly rejoice with my late Soulmate Carol in the Mystery of this.

We've had wonderful Family Celebrations THIS PAST YEAR.. with Carol's coronation and homegoing (June 13.); We've also rejoiced in the excitement of three Great-grandchildren!

A baby symbolizes so much. If a baby could reason in it's mother's womb it wouldn't want to be born. The baby has warmth, nourishment and a vibrating satisfying life. Birth is like death. It is passing from one form of life into another. We are born into physical bodies. I believe we live in a universe that conserves all energy. Nothing truly dies within it.

The over 5000 fellow Americans went through almost instant calicination in New York City... I believe with the scriptures: "To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord of the Universe." Our bodies are the physical material loan of our Creator for what I call "the growing of our souls" We don't really say: "Goodby" when a person dies. We say "Thank you for being a part of me. You are now no longer limited by time and space."

Carol, and my cousins, who have died recently were born out of Space-Time relationships. We returned their ashes to the Mountains & the Ocean, from which their bodies came. Our loved ones are not only brains & bodies. Of course I miss Carol's body. (Touching her physically I miss most). Carol had a marvelous brain; and amazing reasoning abilities. But she and they, were was not just brains ; They had almost eight different brains, yet the same brain because they had memory.

I believe those we love come even closer than before if we allow them to. All of us are works in progress. God is not through with any of us yet. Even as my thoughts and life touch each of you; so each of you, too, are touching others positively, helpfully or negatively. The goodness or godlikeness we do is ours as is also the evil. We always have choice. Life in time is the great Gift from God. What we do with it is our gift back to God.I believe more than anything else, that God is Mind, In the highest sense, too, we are mind.
Blessings and Shalom(Peace) to each of you.

Praying for you, always. Thanks for scrolling.

Caleb

P.S.

The Family now has over $18,000 toward the $25,000 needed for a Student Aid Scholarship at the University of Redland in honor of Carol. Sue & Ron Styn are placing their Scholarship Aid with ours.... Carol Calvin Shikles (and others of us "Shikles Six") will help aid 2nd Year Students keep in School for years to come. Gifts may be sent to 1200East Colton, ave. P.O. box 3080 Redlands, California 92373-0999. the School and I will acknowledge them.

May you have a Glorious Thanksgiving-Christmas time

Caleb Elroy Shikles 11-20-2002