When you go on Facebook, the box where you type a new status says, “What’s on your mind?” So what’s on my mind? I’ll pose it as a series of “what if” questions. What if there are no exceptional people? What if the smartest one of us is just as flawed as the least intelligent? […]
Since Sophia has been diagnosed with Lymphoma, we thought it would be nice to meet up with her rescuer and her former foster parents again. Today we got a chance to reintroduce Sophia to her foster parents Joy and Jim Odom. It had been 5-1/2 years since they’ve seen each other. The Odoms took great […]
Sophia just stared at me for the longest time, so I stared back, lovingly of course. I ran through the entire cancer scenario as I understand it now in my head like I was talking to her through this stare. I know she couldn’t hear me or read my mind, but it helped me to […]
Pictured here is Sophia eating a biscuit a few days ago. She got that awesome treat because she had just gone to the Vet for some tests. I felt something odd in her throat while petting her, and I took her to Vet that day. Today as the tests came back, our worst fears were […]
I found this video the other day and it really took me back to a good time. I grew up with some of my family owning and racing drag boats, and I even got the chance to go to a few drag boat races in the early ’80’s. I really enjoyed seeing my friend Billy […]
18 years ago yesterday, my sister Michelle died of a massive seizure, and Christmas has sucked ever since. My thoughts though, go to people less experienced at loss than I am, or who’ve recently lost someone. There are many of us who don’t look forward to Christmas. We go through the motions, because it’s what […]
One minute. One hour. One day. I don’t ever ask for much, Lord. Just time for an “I love you” to the one I miss. I got all this future on my hands, and not a single yesterday. One minute. One hour. One day. That’s all I want or need. A simple hug, a single […]
“Don’t tell the world life gave you lemons. Tell them you’re working to prepare a special blend of the finest homemade lemonade and are assembling the rest of the ingredients. They’ll never know the difference.” – Michael Myrick I truly believe life is about positivity. Even if you have to, “fake it until you make […]
Here is where I attempt to explain that there’s a giant, spinning, metal head in Charlotte that I’ve visited and photographed a few times. But instead of that, I’ll use someone else’s more graceful words, along with my photos below. From https://www.metalmorphosis.tv/about, here is their description of it: Metalmorphosis was conceived by Count Riprand Arco, […]
I came across a ministry named The Marketplace thanks to a friend. I paid them a visit and fell in love. They are a Christian fair-trade store located in Davidson, NC. They work with artisans and ministry groups all over the world helping to provide employment and an escape from various bad situations some underprivileged […]