Flashbacks. Dreams. Memories. Flashbacks They come in spurts. Flashbacks are just that. Flashes. A sudden quick memory of a moment in time, usually triggered by something. Something that can be as innocent as a sound. The way a breeze feels on your skin. Or the sun shines in your eyes. […]
The other day, a friend of mine observed about me, that I’m not as outdoorsy of a person as I thought I was. Initially, I took slight offense to this. I grew up a country boy. As a kid, when my father was alive, I spent most of my time […]
I visited a church this past Sunday and as the worship leader began his welcome after the opening songs, he said let’s just pause a second and let’s thank God for 2025. When he said that it felt like somebody had punched me in the stomach. It literally sucked the […]
I began reading the book “The Five Love Languages for Singles” a few weeks ago. I had not read this book before. Nor had I even read the first edition, “The Five Love Languages”. From my reading, I have deduced that my love languages are Words of Affirmation, Quality time […]
I like to travel. And one of my goals since being newly widowed is to travel more. However, when it comes to flying, I have a moderate level of anxiety. Even though it is probably the safest way to travel, take offs and landings still seem to get me the […]
I don’t curse (much). Even after having coached little league football, dealing with groups of mostly boys ages 7-12 for over thirty years, I have let slip very few profane and unsavory terms. However, and with that being said . . . In this situation . . . Under these […]
So, the week of September 7th was a pretty rough week for me. The seventh of September marked the three month anniversary of Kandi’s death. At first, I didn’t consciously realize just how much this was messing with me. I knew that my anxiety was through the roof. I knew […]
Have you ever been stranded? If you have, where was it? Have you ever been on a trip and had transportation trouble? I mean, have you ever been on a road trip and your vehicle breaks down and you end up stuck in some little po dunk town where there’s […]
I’m learning to discern that not just anyone can provide “anything you need” while you’re grieving. Grief can be a very confusing partner. There are a lot of things to discern during the grieving process. A lot of emotions, a lot of feelings. Grief can alter a person’s sense of […]
I’m going to have to learn to embrace the stillness. The quietness. I can’t fear it. I can’t run from it. I have to learn to walk in it, sit in it. Enjoy it. Not so that I can become a recluse or a loner, but so that I can […]