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  • For now, this is the norm

    The following is an excerpt from the book “Grieving with Hope” by Samuel J Hodges IV and Kathy Leonard. A Pastor friend of mine shared this on his Facebook page. He is reading the book as he is learning to live with the grief of losing his beloved wife. I found these words worth contemplating.…

  • I don’t like nighttime…

    I do not like nighttime. I have managed to keep myself busy during the day. I have also managed to keep my thoughts and feelings at bay. Over the past three weeks I have cut down 6 trees and trimmed seven others. I’ve pulled every weed I could find out of my gardens. Thankfully we…

  • Nine Years in the Making

    Nine Years in the Making

    Nine years. That’s how long it took for my son and daughter-in-law to conceive a child. A whole lot of love, and a little bit of science, and they were finally pregnant. I remember it so vividly. November 1, 2023, my son and daughter-in-law called and said they were going to stop by for a…