Today makes three weeks since I saw Mom. I try to fill my mind and my day with positive thoughts and busywork. The memory of Mom’s smile, her touch, her presence, especially her presence, interrupts. Who knows how long our nation will be under quarantine? Who knows how long my mother’s mind will remain […]
Read More Awaiting The Final SceneShortly before my dad passed away, he said, “I never thought I’d be like this.” I watched as he struggled to breathe, even though oxygen aided him. With his zest for life used up like a holiday candle, and his wick of life all but gone, God continued to bless him. Not many men that […]
Read More Appreciating My DashIt’s finally here! The time of year most, if not all, of us have waited for – spring! That is, according to the calendar. It’s been a long, cold winter, too, hasn’t it? Even the folks who are not accustomed to the bitting effects of old man winter donned a heavier coat and scarf this […]
Read More Waiting And Anticipating(Photo Credit: Terry Ogden) There’s just something euphoric about the dawning of a new day – everything awakens – the darkness fades into the light, and the old becomes new. I could never, nor would I want to, live in a world where darkness prevails. The darkness can overwhelm, can’t it? And it is during […]
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Dear God, I Am... 