“Be mindful always of His promise.” Do you know how hard that is? It’s hard. It’s hard to remember the promise we’ll meet again when the seat next to me in the car is empty now. It’ll be hard to remember when our 51st Anniversary comes round just days from now, that the road trip […]
Letter: The Beauty of Simple Things
Anymore, since she’s been gone, it’s the simple things, the God-reminder things, which bring tears even while smiling. It is the very last bit of whipped cream sprayed on coffee that takes the shape of a heart even as my own heart melts. It is the most delicate of all flowers – “Inspire your home […]
Desmin Jarrett Memorial Fund
David Anderson, President, TWNA. The Tillicum Woodbrook Neighborhood Association (TWNA) Board is reaching out to ask for your support for Amy Jarrett, mother of 16-year-old Desmin Jarrett who died of a gunshot wound this past June 23 at their home in Tillicum. A GoFundMe campaign has been established. Donations may also be sent to the TWNA, c/o David Anderson, TWNA President, […]
Letter: Morning by Morning
“Morning by morning” – even mourning by mourning – “new mercies I see.” A rose from the neighbor’s yard that has found its way through the opening in the picket fence in your yard to greet you as you sit alone in the early morning on the pillowed porch rocker where the two of you […]
Letter: “No Events”
My oldest daughter and I sat in church yesterday wiping away tears. The passage of scripture the pastor was preaching from, in his series through I Thessalonians, contained words to the effect, ‘I want you to know how it is with loved ones who’ve died so that your sorrow is not without hope.’ I don’t […]
Letter: In Cahoots in Heaven
I’ll be the first to admit I do not know the names of flowers. I just find them so beautiful. So did my wife, and so did our mom. Nothing – other than watching their children and grandchildren grow and blossom – made them happier than being down on their knees, using a small spade […]
Letter: Still David’s Bride
Chance. Coincidence. Serendipity. Imagine that. Who would have thought? Got a just-so-happened story? If you do, chances are, there is involved a dire circumstance – or two, or three; a consequent anguish of soul of some duration; a twist, or two, in the unfolding plot. What is a love story without tragedy? Sometimes we see […]
Letter: Look Up
We were wearily trudging back to our vehicle parked somewhere ahead – too far, to hear the grandkids moaning – after an afternoon hike to the beach. We had enjoyed attempting to bomb a piece of driftwood into oblivion; clambered about among the rocks; pretended to fend off bears, snakes, and other non-existent figments of […]
Last Fishing Trip
The man was dying of cancer. That was the gloomy assessment of the caller who had called to rent one of our fishing boats. Stooped over his walker, the elderly man slowly made his way down the ramp to the dock. With the assistance of his friends, he took his place near the boat’s stern […]