HOPE BEGINS IN THE DARK
Hope begins in the dark. The person closest to me is a survivor, an achiever, and a force of nature. Carla inspires me to be a better person each day. She admits that even in [...]
TAXES, TEARS, MEMORIES, AND HOPE
Taxes, tears, memories, and hope. Everyone has to pay taxes (or they are legally obligated). I just filed my taxes and beyond the normal monetary pain, I experienced doses of [...]
SHOULDER SURGERY FOLLOW-UP
Shoulder surgery follow-up. I don't think this image is exactly what they did to me but I have do have some scars in similar spots. They filmed my surgery so once again I'm on [...]
BARBELLS, HOPE, AND A LITTLE FEAR
Barbells, hope, and a little fear. Typed this post and pre-scheduled it for today. I had shoulder surgery on January 18 (or I'm scheduled to). Actually, writing this now is so [...]
UNANSWERED PRAYERS, FAITH, HOPE
Today I offer the lyrics in full of "Unanswered Prayers" by Garth Brooks. Just the other night at a hometown football game My wife and I ran into my old high school flame And [...]
SUMMER, CLOUDS, A ROAD, AND HOPE
What is summer? An intersection of road, trees, clouds, and a sprinkling of hope. Let's get some! "It was a morning in early summer. A silver haze shimmered and trembled over [...]