She’s Still Resting Comfortably – for Paula

My mom continues in the final leg of her journey from this life into the next. My brothers update me regularly on her condition, and I’m able to briefly speak with her every so often. Her memory continues to amaze me. In her lucid moments she knows who I am, and...

That Storm’s Comin’ Fast

In Arizona, it’s not hard to tell when a storm is on the way, but sometimes it’s hard to gauge the speed of a storm. While watching qualifications at the Classic Outboard Championships this past weekend, the afternoon heats were shut out by a moderately fast-moving...

Is there something you think you know about me?

Making assumptions about people hurts – both on the giving and the receiving ends. This has been heavy on my heart recently as the hurt of judgment from a friend still lingers. It’s not the first time it’s happened, and it won’t be the last. The initial sting of being...

What are we going to do?!

We were in a jam because we had dragged our feet. It was our fault. I had shown Mike the crack in the top frame of our aquarium a while ago and at that time we had decided to wait and see. Even though we saw the crack daily, neither of us really paid attention, and...

It’s Still the Way You Look at Me – for Mike

“In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies.He who loves his wife loves himself.”Ephesians 5:28 Your smile hit me in my soul way down deep,as you pulled up in that red Jeep. It was twenty-four years ago,you came along and messed up my flow....