Life without Lyrics All I needed were the lyrics to go with the title of my country music song. I am not a country music song writer; I have no illusions of being one; and I definitely have no musical talent. Although I’ve never been a fan of the music itself, for years I’ve been …
Life after Suicide Neither of my high school friends let me in on their secret: they planned to commit suicide. They succeeded. Not at the same time. And by then we were miles and years apart. But it still shook me to the core when I heard the news. “Death by suicide.” My friends, they …
I stood before the computer tech with my laptop in both hands, as if I were offering my firstborn into her care. “Dr. David, have you backed up your documents?” she asked. I shamefully lowered my head, guilty again. “No,” I answered. I could hear the words of my son, Dave, echoing in the background …
Stuck in an Elevator I never dreamed I would be stuck on an elevator, but there I was, sitting on the floor, my only companion the darkness surrounding me. Just a few minutes before the nurses helping my wife in post-op had sent me to get my car and park it at the back entrance …
Life matters. I chose “Life Matters” for the name of my blog because life matters. It really does. I will write about a lot of things that happen to us in this life we live. And beneath it all I will remember that our Lord cares about our life and what happens to us. In …