Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad!
Today is my parent’s 55th wedding anniversary. First I want to say “lucky” because I won’t have the same rare blessing. Second I want to say “blessed” because their marriage is another visible example of the communion of the Triune God. Third, I want to say my siblings and I are so fortunate for the…
Ode to Jimbo on his 2nd heavenly Birthday
2 years ago I tried to create a eulogy using one of Jim’s favorite stories, but it was just not right at the time. I worked on it for the 2nd anniversary of his death. I have a new appreciation for poets and I still have a broken place in my heart! It is weird…
“Once Upon a Time – 32 years ago…”
So I am not sure about how to word this: “It is my 32nd Anniversary” or “It would have been my 32nd anniversary”. My “Once Upon a Time” began more than 32 years ago at Biola, in the Symphonic Winds to be precise, and I know that love stories don’t have happy endings because love…
Thirty-One Years! 8/23/1980
Does it still count? It is hard to know what to do today or how to process my feelings. Today would have been my 31st wedding anniversary. I think I will go to 31 flavors to celebrate. I am sure that Jim would have come up with that idea had he been alive! I put…
Surprise from Heaven
You may think I have totally lost my mind but I think Jim sent a small gift from heaven yesterday! Here is what happened: After taking care of the car accident and getting Emily to school, I came home to make the necessary calls. Then I thought about the AAA card in Jim’s wallet and…