Connecting the dots . . .

(Edit:  I first thought of doing each of these parts as a different post but I changed my mind and will do them as a single post.  Those of you who few my blog view email updates will need to check back periodically as I don’t think edits will trigger a new email.)
Part 1:
For love [...]

Sometimes there is no going back.

How do you pick up the threads of an old life?  How do you go on, when in your heart you begin to understand there is no going back?  There are some things time cannot mend.  Some hurts that go too deep that have taken hold.
Frodo – The Return of the King.  
Can one truly forgive, [...]

The Garden

“Will you remember me?”
 
“Of course I’ll remember you?”
 
“How can you say that?  How can you be sure?  We’ve spent so much time together.  We’ve shared too many laughs, too many tears.  How can you remember every camping trip, every ride on the school bus, weddings, children, birthdays, Christmas gatherings . . .all the funny stories?”  [...]

Saying Goodbye

It was August 25th, 2007.  We had just come back from a lovely cruise and received the word that my sister’s cancer had taken a turn . . .she was not doing well.  They were talking about different courses of treatment.  When I got home I called her and talked with her about some of [...]

A Father’s Love

I watched you enter this world and I was filled with joy.
I watched you find your way through childhood and I was filled with laughter.
I watched you grow into a young woman and I was filled with pride.
I walked with you down the isle and shared in your happiness.
I stood with you at the hospital [...]

Beware of unchecked love

Love is like water:
It brings life
It refreshes
It nourishes
  
Love, just like water, unchecked will:
Suffocate
Spoil
Rust
Flood
Destroy
 
Love, like a river, needs to be kept in its banks.  It needs to be controlled by:
Wisdom
Discernment
Self-control
Selflessness
Self-confidence
Courage

What does it feel like to be married for 29 years?

Love, along with gaining material possessions, is one of the central themes in our great culture. We spend large amounts of time trying to obtain it and even more time trying to define it.
I wanted to share with you some of my thoughts on love, why we desire it so badly, and why we stumble through [...]