Posts Tagged ‘family’
Genealogy
It’s probably not a bad thing to take a look at the family tree to see all the connections of people who’ve gone before me. Over the years I’ve learned a lot about my grand parents and great grand parents. I don’t know much about my family beyond that except that life was pretty hard.…
Read MoreVisiting Home
I graduated Adair County High School in Columbia, Kentucky in May and left for college three months later in Knoxville, Tennessee. I can still remember those visits back home in Kentucky when I’d take a friend or two. I would introduce them to some “Kentucky cooking” from my Mom. My friends would get to meet…
Read MoreBirthstone & Breastplate
I was born in October so my birthstone is Opal. I never really liked the color so when it came time to get a class ring, I chose September, which was my grandmother’s birth month, and the stone was Sapphire. I still have the ring because it’s special to me and it was very expensive…
Read MoreA Hard Test
I remember a few years ago when my son Jeremy was fighting cancer. It was grueling fight that really took its toll physically and emotionally. I clearly remember at one point during the chemo part that I really wasn’t confident that he could make it through the punishment and strain that the chemo was…
Read MoreFamily Matters
I used to enjoy watching this show with Urkel and the gang. While there was dysfunction, there was also love inside the family dynamic. I believe that family was the Lord’s idea. He is the One Who created male and female and told them to “be fruitful & increase in number”. (Genesis 1:28 NIV)…
Read MoreRomance
This word brings to my mind my relationship with my wife. This word brings mystery and excitement into our relationship. I was better at romance prior to our marriage. Now it seems that it has taken a back seat to life. Just because that is how it is, doesn’t mean that is how is should…
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