Cake candles are lit Happy birthday to PopPop Sixty-five years, phew Easing into my “prayer chair,” before even opening my Bible to read, I thanked the Lord: I had made it to my 65th birthday. Closing my eyes, slowly breathing in and out, something (the Lord?) prompted a memory from way back when. The kids …
Maybe it was because I had mentioned that it was the second year since Harrison’s death, and then the next day I said aloud to myself, in his presence, that it was the fourth year since my dad’s death; Harrison’s on one day, my dad’s the next, anniversary death dates, back to back. Perhaps that’s …
Returning home from early voting, I sat back, relaxed on the couch, and sighed: “I’m thankful that’s over and done.” Then, I must have nodded off for a moment and slipped into a dream. Upon awakening, I turned on the TV. Peace and harmony seemed to permeate the airwaves with commercials like in the good …
Our daughter-in-law texted Lori the SOS: Stein Mart, my wife’s favorite clothing store, was going out of business. “No, way,” I said, incredulously, when Lori shared the bad news. “All of them?” “All 279 stores,” Lori whimpered. “Well, we better get up there,” I said. By “there,” I meant Louisville, although neither of us had …
“Wanna have a catch?” I have never understood people who say they have no regrets. To me, it’s like saying you’ve never made mistakes. Indeed, Dr. Noam Shapancer has gone so far as to say, “One could argue that having no regrets is a sign of having not lived fully. Regret is a common human …