Dear Dad ( Read more... )

"Either you share the work and sacrifice together, or the company may sink in this economic storm."

I had a very advantaged childhood, but not especially luxurious.   As kids we handed everything down from sister to sister.  Bikes, clothes, and other things.  We had plenty of food, but not the costly cuts of meat or expensive seafood.  We learned to ( Read more... )

Surgery is kind of scary and the perfect time to call upon God, a strong prayer chain, and our angels.  Since my Dad is never far from my thoughts, his was the perfect hand to hold and my direct path to God.  I know he is Connected.  I miss him and think of him often, but seldom am I so removed from the daily concerns that I can make a good solid ( Read more... )

My Mom just had her 82nd birthday.  She didn't get to celebrate the 80th because on that day my Dad's pacemaker battery finally bit the dust.  It was a frantic rush to the emergency room with my Dad's pacemaker laying quietly in his chest, unable to perform it's function of keeping my Dad's heart beating regularly.  It all worked out fine and my ( Read more... )