In Other Words With Dave
As she walks across the stage to receive her diploma, I can recall her first steps. It’s been a long strange trip. In 2004, my late wife, Sandy, and I took emergency custody of my granddaughter. She was 6 weeks old, and it was the right thing – and the best thing – to do…
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Tornado!
May is a busy, spring month. Along with Mother’s Day and Memorial Day, there are weddings, graduations, reunions, and birthdays. But May often brings a little more than “sunshine” when you live in tornado alley. When I was young and attending my older brother’s high school graduation, someone suddenly announced there was a tornado coming…
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In Other Words With Dave
Remember “do-overs?” Those times when you were out on the playground playing kickball and you missed the kick – you call a do-over. Then you argue with the opposing team about the validity of said: “do-over.” Well, I’ve been out in the playground of love and marriage – I’ve been hearing about a do-over for…
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Jay’s Birthday Celebrations!
April is my son, Jay’s birthday month. We’ve had lots of celebrations through the years—45 to be exact. Being as Jay has Down syndrome and severe heart disease, which could not be repaired, doctors told us he would probably never live into his teens so we tried to make every day special, especially birthdays. And…
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In Other Words With Dave
“The trouble is you think you have time.” – Buddha It’s been well over a year now since my stem cell transplants. I’ve gained back the 50 pounds I had lost. Every morning I swallow a handful of pills and every week I go to Mercy for chemo. I’m doing well. How could this ever…
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March Memories
Snow! Cold Snaps! Not my favorite weather! I prefer summer sunshine. But in truth, some of my sweetest memories took place in March snowstorms. My late husband, Carl and I were married at a little Army chapel during a snowstorm at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Two years later, we brought home our firstborn in a…
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In Other Words with Dave
My wife, Alison, kept something from me when we started dating 5 years ago. At that time our “dating representatives” were on their best behavior – doing their best to scare off a prospective future mate with some obsession or really strange behavior. I get it, we all have secrets. Fast forward a few years…
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A Valentine Blessing!
Recently, my non-digital-battery-operated clock quit working. A small, pewter one with little pigs on it. I know, sounds pathetic, but it’s truly cute. I picked it up at a garage sale years ago and it sits on the hearth, near my chair, so I always know what time it is. Granted, my cell phone is…
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In Other Words with Dave
Assorted French pastries, an omelet bar, fresh tropical fruits, and several urns of specialty coffees. I suppose this is how a Boca Raton resort does a fancy outdoor breakfast buffet. The line moved slowly, I didn’t care, it was a beautiful morning, the sun was shining and I felt like I had arrived. I had…
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New Year~New Beginning
In these years since my husband went to heaven, I have fallen in love with classical music. Songs that Carl learned to appreciate years ago in a high school band, but were never my choice of melodies. So now I have to wonder if Carl, in heaven, has grown to love my favorite Elvis music….
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In Other Words with Dave
Alison and I missed Christmas last year. We were in Little Rock, AR in a conveniently located apartment with an awesome view of the Target parking lot. Our Twelve Days of Christmas were really 6 weeks of medical procedures. I spent my days at the nearby UAMS Myeloma Center getting a gift of life –…
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