“A strong marriage rarely has two strong people at the same time. It is a husband and a wife who take turns being strong for each other when the other feels weak.” Ashley Willis August 18, 2021 Dear Richard, […]
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Play to Your Strengths
I haven’t written much on the blog so far, so I wanted to give a short preface. Most of my writing is journaling, and that will come through here on the blog. Thanks for reading. “Play to your strengths.” What does that mean? Play: Engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a […]
Three years: My story
I’m not sure how to start this. Usually, when I write something it’s well-formed in my mind. That is not the case here. Today, I realized that tomorrow will mark three years since my cancer diagnosis. As I pondered that, I realized: I’m starting to forget my story – my own experience. My own memories […]
Black, White and Blue
Black I recently watched as another African American man was murdered by a policeman. To me, it matters not whether George Floyd was a sinner or a saint, he is a fellow citizen, and a child of God. He was killed by a police officer that used his uniform, position, power and force to harm […]
A Mother’s Prayer
Continued from previous post… Don’t Worry, Daddy In my last two posts, When Words Matter Most and Don’t Worry, Daddy, I shared Richard’s thoughts and fears as he drove to be with Alyssa in Oklahoma. I shared his heartache after viewing the MRI of Alyssa’s brain. It was clear to Richard that Alyssa had […]
Don’t Worry, Daddy
Continued from previous post… When Words Matter Most Christmas, 2002, and June 13, 2009 Alyssa, purposely speaking in a voice younger than her years, wrote this poem for Richard. She gave it to him as a Christmas gift in 2002. She was sixteen-years-old at the time. Even when moving from one house to […]