“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, […]
Family
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 […]
When Words Matter Most
Continued from previous post… Keeping Watch By Night September 8, 2017, 11:00 pm to midnight Feeling incredulous, I now stood near my 30-year-old daughter’s hospital bed in the intensive care unit of a regional hospital in Oklahoma. How did Alyssa’s diagnosis of a stomach virus 2 days ago, turn into a brain tumor, hemorrhage and […]
Cinnamon Sugar
Winter 2017 Hope was crying so hard I could not understand what she was trying to tell me. Once I did understand my daughter’s words, in shock, I dropped into the nearest chair and began to weep. After a long battle with ulcerative colitis, Hope’s sweet friend, 17-year-old Kennedy Hogue, had died unexpectedly that morning, […]
First Responders
Continued from Previous Post… What Are The Odds? September 8, 2017 “Nana, Nana!” shouted three-year-old Dominic as he ran out the front door to greet me. I heard his shouts before I even got out of the car. While sitting in Alyssa’s driveway, I quickly texted my husband, Richard, to let him know I […]