My childhood ramblings in the hills of West Virginia instilled in me the joy of hiking. Grandpa Miller’s place near Harrison offered challenging paths, and he always found time to lead the column into the woods as I brandished my walking stick and tried to keep up. My home on Angel Fork, surrounded by woods […]
I never expected danger on my way to load the car that morning. Hurricane Florence left us soaked but otherwise unharmed. Shawn’s place of employment closed due to the hurricane, and she planned ahead by bringing inventory home to package. When the office reopened she carefully stowed each box in a trash bag to shield […]
Asaph spun his wheels in a ditch overflowing with discouragement, and the nauseating gasses of doubt filled his nostrils. Pain and anguish clouded his outlook, and his faith took a direct hit. In the swirl of my own adversity I smacked into his Psalm, #77. Can I learn anything from this man and the words […]
The day we dreaded came too soon. Sitting with the Hospice representative for a frank discussion we all reached the conclusion that Mom living alone was a dangerous scenario. She needed more care and to get that care meant giving up her treasured independence. Mom agreed to the change, and we made preparations to move […]
The death of a loved one brings mind-numbing grief to the family. Mix in the endless forms to complete, offices to visit, phone calls to make—I’ve been tempted to ride off into the sunset a time or two. And then I’ve met people like Linda and Amy and Roger and Patty and Haley and Bob […]
In April of 1977 I buried my father after his nine month battle with colon cancer. Beginning at the emergency surgery in June of the previous year he lost ground weekly. His once sure steps gave way to a cane then a walker followed by a wheelchair. Finally his bed became his domain for the […]