The following comes to you courtesy of our cat, Hekyl, who asked he be given an opportunity to share his grievances. We are fair-minded people and are trying to avoid a lawsuit so we’re giving Hekyl an opportunity to share his side of the story. It has been a week …
The picture is a photo of a painting our granddaughter Jackie gave me about four years ago. I look at it frequently and I’m reminded of this lovely and talented granddaughter who I hope will always love Jerry and me unconditionally. Jackie is now 14, doing a summer internship at …
When I googled the expression “let them eat cake”, the following was found: “Let them eat cake” is the traditional translation of the French phrase “Qu’ils mangent de la brioche“, supposedly spoken by “a great princess” upon learning that the peasants had no bread. Since brioche was a luxury bread enriched with butter and …
My Dad was 25 and Mom was 16 when they married. What Mom didn’t know then was my Dad had been involved with a married woman who gave birth to a son, Duane. Rumor has it that Duane was always loved, accepted and treated as a favored son by Ed, …
I really struggled with this, my latest blog, as I think you will understand if and when you choose to read it. Is this airing too much family scandal? Is it more information than any of us need to know? Will it cause any of the family pain? Is there …
On March 18, just a little over 4 weeks ago, one of my dearest friends, my brother Francis, called me to say good-bye for now. No, he really didn’t say good-bye; but as I reflect on our conversation, I think we both knew it would be the last time we …
As the words “2018 was a rather difficult year” passed from my lips, I was immediately embarrassed and humbled because that statement was made to a gentleman who truly has experienced some very bad years! In fact, his years of hardship make what I faced in 2018 seem like a …
If you read parts 1 & 2 of my miracle, I hope you will learn from some of my mistakes and experiences. Yes, this terrible accident was 19 years ago, but rarely a day goes by that I don’t think about it because I still have metal in my ankle …
By now all you dear readers should know I am a procrastinator, but obviously I pulled through and survived this event that occurred 19 years ago, on December 23, 1999. The Ford Explorer I was driving with Firestone tires definitely could have resulted in death, but the Lord and my …
It was like a giant hand reached down and grabbed my SUV as though it were a toy. Unable to control the steering or brakes, my out of control vehicle flew like an eagle from the left lane of the interstate, careened in front of cars in the right lane, …