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  • A Mother’s Day…First
    It’s been 10 months today since we lost Mary. Mary always enjoyed talking to all of her three children on the phone. I caught her in the act, in these photos. The one on the… More
  • Turn the Page
    Some may find the video offensive. Keep in mind that’s the point. I started this morning with my guitar, picking up where I left off last evening. Playing a Journey classic “Don’t stop believing”. One… More
  • Hope on Mill Hill
    Reflecting on today’s Mill Hill service, I began giving some thought into how it would have looked if Jesus would have been physically amongst us today. I will never know, so I can only imagine.… More
  • Don’t Worry about the Trash Can
    Maybe God inspired me this morning with a reminder, using my pet for the inspiration. It worked well. I had posted this on my Facebook page and decided I would share in my blog as… More
  • Progress and memories in the ambush ..
    I am behind on writing lately. Working on a project that has taken some time. Ambushed…They continue to be further apart and weaker…but still, until then…. I know hate is a strong word, but I… More
  • Business as usual..
    When I lost my wife, I lost part of me in many ways. When I lost Mary, it’s just like when anyone else experiences a loss. You grieve what you had, and with 100 percent… More
  • Thoughts on Christmas Eve
    I’m writing on this Christmas Eve with several emotions starting to climb into my head. It’s about 8:30 pm now with coffee brewing while a young lady in the next room will eventually go to… More
  • She made the list…
    My buddy pointed to a name on the list. Names on the bulletin at the memorial service I attended recently. It was my wife’s name. I kinda smiled and replied, “she made the list”. As… More
  • I Will Not Be Shaken..
    Today was a wonderful day. Temperatures were great too. I set out on a mission that turned out was cancelled, and returned home and took care of other matters. Made some breakfast and had a… More
  • Change…
    I’m reminded of a pokemon while trying to understand my new place in life right now in this transition from losing my wife. This “new normal” that I’ve talked about and mentioned several times is… More
  • Life
    ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭103:15‭-‬18‬ ‭[15] The life of mortals is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field; [16] the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.… More
  • Mary Margaret
    How do I summarize sixty five years of a wonderful life in a nine minute reading? I can’t. But let me tell you what I can in this short writing, about my beautiful bride. Mary… More
  • Sunday evening
    Does it ever stop? Slowing down maybe. Peaks and Valleys. I thought by now it would be easing up and I could pound my chest in my manly form and proclaim victory. But guess what.… More
  • The morning after..
    Looking into what use to be my wife’s closet, I see the shirts that represent memories. I wish I could take each one out and hear the stories they could tell, the places they’ve been,… More
  • Gratitude
    Gratitude, Prayer, God, Thankfulness, Families, Friendships, and etc… I wasn’t even sure that I was going to write anything circling this Thanksgiving day holiday, yet here I am. I’m trying, and as always, asked my… More
  • Marching with memories
    I couldn’t believe what I woke up to this past morning. First thing on my mind was my bride. Not how I wanted to start my day, and not because it was her, but what… More
  • My comforting thoughts..
    I’ve heard many times people referring to God comforting us in our trials and/or hardships. I never bothered to look into a deeper study on it to actually understand how he comforts. It was just… More
  • What did you do today?
    What did you do today? Before I get into that, I have compared scripture and read a few articles giving their thoughts on what happens after we die. I’ve wondered about this several times in… More
  • Grief Settles
    CrAzY things happen in grief. Especially early on. For me they do. Maybe for you too. It’s supposed to be normal when you don’t act normal-in early grief. Picture a scene from a movie or… More
  • Notes in grief
    I miss my wife and I often think about what we’re missing together. It’s the simple things that get my attention. I play my guitar often. One day I was playing and looked out the… More
  • Old Habits
    Old habits are hard to break. I smoked for years and tried several times to quit until I finally found success. What a relief to finally put it behind me and not smell like smoke… More
  • Celebrating Remembrance
    Remembering the girl that stole my heart and I married 46 years ago today. I find joy in the memories even in grief of her loss. It was late last night, and I should have… More
  • Some Light
    For more than a year I have had to experience that terrible emotion called grief. In the early months of it, when she first got sick, I kept it hidden from Mary because we stayed… More
  • Labor Day Weekend
    This photo was June 23rd, and only eighteen days after this photo was taken, you left us to go rest. This was one of many family photos taken that day, but I changed this one… More
  • Moving Stones and Moving Forward
    The Prelude You definitely left a big void Mary King, and I don’t know how to fill it. So this is how it’s gonna be for now huh? Mornings and evenings are bad enough, much… More
  • Grief, Loss, Missing You, and the Thief
    Challenges in business are a given, but it’s our response to them that defines our trajectory. Looking beyond the immediate obstacle, there lies a realm of opportunity and learning.
  • Love note to my bride
    For my love… Oh sweetheart, I walked out the back door this morning and saw this rose and was reminded of you. It captured my eyes like you always did. I miss your words, blonde… More
  • Thanking Everyone
    Thank you to everyone, friends and family. This past week has been a flood of emotions as my children and I said goodbye to my beautiful bride. I was so thankful that she did not… More
  • Why grief started
    My wife of 45 years at the time she was diagnosed with cancer. She had already received the dreaded phone call in the last week of January with not so good news. After a few… More
  • New Year
    Happy New Year friends and family!!… We all have plans right? Our January 2022 started off with plans too. Plans for my music, some ministries, some home bath improvements and help Mary finish kid’s worship… More
  • Healthy and Praying for Numbers
    Today, I thanked God for our daughter’s good health, then prayed hard for my wife’s cancer recovery, including her everyday victories.