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 […]
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Keeping Watch by Night
Continued from Previous Post… The Sound of Silence “Honey, I hate to tell you, but it does not get more serious than this,” Richard said about our daughter Alyssa after her emergency MRI confirmed a brain tumor, hemorrhage and probable cancer diagnosis. He told me this over the phone as he drove from Arkansas […]
The Sound of Silence
Continued from Previous Post… #GodLovesHerBest Late Evening, Friday, September 8, 2017 While Alyssa lay sleeping in her large, dimly-lit emergency room, Andre and I worked in tandem, alternately watching over Alyssa and juggling a myriad of details. Together, we had endured a terrifying afternoon, involving a grave health crisis for Alyssa. I am certain […]
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, […]
Birdsong
Lost in darkness, Inky blue uncertainty. Facing the unknown, Destined to fly over unimagined lands. Awakening. Gathering, An ancient choir of believers, Soaring harmony in glorious chorus, Rejoicing in song before the promised dawn. Special thanks to Melody Taylor Photography: Richard Harper, Hawaii Sunrise, 2014
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Continued from Previous Post… First Responders “But Daddy, I want to go with you,” pleaded Dominic. “I know you do Buddy, but you need to stay here and play with Nana and Christian. I need to go to the hospital to be with Mommy. Ok?” […]