I just got back from the funeral home a little while ago. I was there to bid my first farewell to my cousin Bert. He fought brain cancer for almost 17 years. He always when I saw him during that time had a quick easy smile and a hearty handshake. I admired him when I was a child, I admit that I almost idolized him. You see my cousin played college ( Read more... )

Another hallmark holiday is upon us. What makes Father's day a lesser hallmark moment than Mother's day. Is it the fact that in a majority of families the father is non-existent. In today society fathers are becoming more important. Yet little is said of there importance. Society takes glee in the breakdown of the family. Children today don't know ( Read more... )

A few days ago I left a message that never went through, that was unfortunate because I can't remember what I wrote. However other things have come across that thrill and scare me. The the thrill is in seeing a loved one respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The scare watching a loved one go through the depths of depression, and having that person ( Read more... )

This is to be a very wet day. I like the rain it reminds me of the renewal of life. The rain comes and waters the earth, bringing relieve to the dry and barren ground. We all like the earth can be dry and barren, we all need the rains to revive us. But what if the heavens are like bronze to us ( Read more... )

Today begins another of those long days that we all tend to fear. I am not sure just where I am headed today. There is so much floating around inside my head I can't be sure what might spew out. There is one thing that I do know though, that God truly does love me and I love Him. Not an easy thing to say after you have watched your child bury a ( Read more... )