Some Observations…A List

Some Observations…A List

 I can’t stand when nothing is wrong, but not much is right. That being said, Joe is just off his 2nd round of antibiotics for ear/sinus infections and cough etc.  He started coughing again this morning.  This has been going on since November. Bella always can...
Surviving the Quake

Surviving the Quake

Last week I posted about the “Earthquake of Pain.”  In that post I spoke of the various levels of pain we experience with respect to the proximity of the “epicenter”.  I am continuing that discussion today, and to some degree or another, in the...
Earthquake of Pain

Earthquake of Pain

Late last week a friend of the family’s father suddenly passed away at the age of 84.  Then, just before (as in the song before) I got up to preach Sunday morning, I found out that a former player of mine (I coach volleyball) had passed away the night before. ...
Throw Back Thursday

Throw Back Thursday

Pardon the borderline inappropriate picture, however, you’ve heard about it, you’ve read about it, you may have even seen it before…but the picture above is famous as it was the great “Apples in my Unders” extravaganza. Short story...
A Tale of Two Fights…

A Tale of Two Fights…

Sheesh.  It’s been a while.  It’s also been quite a dizzying few weeks of apparently a few holidays.  At one point I wasn’t sure if the next holiday was Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Years.  Turns out it was two days ago and we were past...
Joe and Bella…List

Joe and Bella…List

Sooooo why don’t we just check in on how Joe and Bella are doing these days? 1.  Try to remember what late grade school (5th grade) and junior high (7th) grade were like for you. 2.  Do you remember, especially for the jr. high part, the daily battle that life...