"The Lord is my shepherd;I have everything I need." Psalm 23:1 NLT October 19, 2021 - - It didn't feel like I had everything I needed. I also didn't know, as Doug and I climbed out of our truck at the Copper Queen Community Hospital in Bisbee, Arizona, that it would be the last time …
Today is Doug’s birthday. Since he chose not to have a funeral, I've wanted to write a few words about him, though I've struggled with this for weeks. At the last minute, this is all I can say… This week I’ve been hanging pictures and family photos. We hadn’t been able to do that before …
August 30, 2020, our little country church, opened it's doors for in person worship. It was the first time since the advent of coronavirus shut downs. I was excited and went knowing it would be different. It was different. And odd, and a little uncomfortable. We sat socially distanced, of course. Hugs didn't happen. We …
In early 2015, my son, David, had to return to Iraq with his unit in support of Kurdish troops. Since he'd started the retirement paperwork process, I thought that exempted him. It didn't. He went. With the exception of combat deployments, David called Doug and I every Sunday evening for all 21 years he served. …
About a decade ago I packed this duffel bag. My 72-hour kit. I was attending a CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) class, and had to bring it in on the last day. It was so big, so heavy that I dragged it in. Just as I tend to over think things, I typically over prepare. …
A few months back, searching for an old Halloween photo, I found this picture. We had moved to a new home, in a new subdivision, several miles south of San Francisco. I know this to be true because my dad's beloved and well maintained lawn, flower garden, fence and side yard fish pond didn't exist …
You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it G. K. Chesterton My dad was a quiet man who loved big fireworks. I miss him on the 4th of July. When it was dark enough, with his carefully selected box of fireworks in hand, Dad would walk to the end of our driveway …
I have slept in unusual places. It began the day I got married. We left our wedding reception in a hale of rice. With the passenger side window stuck open, I got the worst of it. Rice and all, we headed to San Francisco, to the place I "thought" we would spend the night. Unfortunately, …
Actually, a couple last things. I'm ready to move on from this exploration of turning 70, but first, in no particular order............ SUGAR IS THE DEVIL - My son used to say "women are the devil", but since he married one and they gave birth to one, I'm assuming he got over that misconception. But …
February 22nd, we had a light snowfall. It was over and beginning to melt by mid-morning. Normally I avoid the area, blaming it for the worst case of poison oak EVER. But on this day I walked up behind the shop, clicked a few pictures and moved on about my business. It wasn't until looking …
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