Why do i go so long between posts ( Read more... )

Well, my grandmother died then early Tuesday morning. They were going to turn off her pacemaker, but they never made it that far. It's sad, but it'll be okay. Pray for my mom and her family. When my grandpa died, it wasn't a big surprise. It happened suddenly, but it wasn't a shocker. This was not as expected, i think. My mom has no regrets, so ( Read more... )

This has been a darker day; not horrible at all, just a grimmer feeling, what with my Grandma's condition. She's really not well at all, and is off the ventilator that was assisting her breathing. So now we wait. Keep praying, because this is going to be difficult ( Read more... )

hey guys, my grandma had a bad fall Friday or Saturday. My Uncle Bob found her this evening with dried blood around her. She'd broken her glasses in the fall, and that may have cut her face. She's stable, but not conscious yet. She's going to have a CAT scan ( Read more... )

I was up at Spruce Lake this past weekend with Vincent MC for our annual winter retreat. We had such a wonderful time laughing, chatting, playing games, eating, and listening to the wonderful Ted Swartz talk about his partner in comedy's death. He had such a lot of good things to say, and spoke about church health some, which i hadn't expected. But ( Read more... )

What a day of change yesterday was! Not terrible change at all, but last night, after the party at church, i came home, and was struck by a sense of change. I think i was thinking about all of the parties that people were at, and all of the crazy things that happen on New Year's night. That's probably what it was. I tend to get thoughtful like that ( Read more... )

Brightest and Best (Reginald Heber, 1811, James Prockter Harding, 1892 ( Read more... )

I have some of the most amazing, thoughtful friends on earth. I forget about that so often. Then something like last night happens ( Read more... )

Well, it is pretty much all over now. I'm in! The only thing left is to get my grade for the research paper i did for the Monday night class. I met briefly with the professor for that, this being the one whose doghouse i've been in. She seemed pretty positive about it, so that should be okay ( Read more... )

Holy cow long time! I've been silly busy, battling the dark forces of research paperdom. The long fight is over now, and I must wait to find out if i passed The Most Important Paper Of My College Career. If I did, I will GRADAUATE ON MONDAY THE 17TH WITH AN M. ED.!!!! Ahem ( Read more... )