For something so impromptu, so strange in some ways … the hearing sure made an impact on us! Some thoughts on the recent hearing: It was a ‘watershed‘ moment for our country. The hearing showed us how the R’s & D’s manage a serious issue in person, who they tend to trust and how they…
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Stopping Mass School Shootings
Over the summer it was a blessing to be free of news of serious school shootings, but recently one of our ‘sister’ schools, a high school, was on lock down due to a bomb threat called into ‘911’, and this was a church school! It’s never too early to talk about this epidemic of school…
How Can It Be, 4th Anniversary
Four years ago seems awhile back in a way, but then again the incident feels like yesterday! Four years of trauma, re-grouping and starting again so I stay ahead of the ‘sting of death’ – Four years where I was forced to accept a separation like no other, kicking and screaming on the inside with…
Happy Birthday Sweetheart – 4th Anniversary
Hi Sweetheart, How’s it going in heaven? It’s your birthday today, wow! I can remember how it felt to bring you into this world, what it was like preparing you for life, but my joy is so tempered now because I can’t recall your birthday without mixed emotions and remembering that terrible October night! And…
Murder and Tentacles of Shame
You go thru so much as a result of a loved one dying in a homicide, especially so when its your child – It’s not a shame when a person dies defending someone, no, you’re considered a hero and you can brag about your loved one. But my son dying prematurely from murder is something…
That Time of Year Once Again –
In early September the ‘heaviness’ starts to creep over me. It seems my limbs are full of lead. So many emotions run rampant at this time of year ….. the beauty of the Fall, the old birthday celebrations Marc and I shared. Now it’s all mixed together in a jumble of sad and happy. Marc’s…
Look Who’s On Our Side
I‘ve been in contact with Dale and Sandy Russell from Visions of Hope recently. They visit Oregon prisons and have the most precious burden for the guys there. They know of Andrew, the main defendant in Marc’s case, thru me, and last week sent him a letter which I’m sharing. I asked Dale if I…
If You Could Hear Them …..
Can you hear them? If you knew their story, it would likely make you sad, but then cry out of joy ….. I’m talking about African orphans …. Oregon inmates – It’s so great how God works! I heard about Visions of Hope ministry leading services at the main defendant’s prison, Two Rivers, but I…
An ‘Actual’ Home In This ‘Virtual’ Age
Civilization as we know it can’t go on without the values we learn from family life! That’s why there’s almost nothing as important as having a home that feels like a ‘castle’. Ahhh ….. ‘ heaven’! Home is where we kick off our shoes, smell our favorite food and hang out with our favorite smiles!…
CWT Article – by D. De Han
Hope your summer is going well! An opportunity opened up for me to write an article for Christian Writing Today! This neat publication shares a gamut of information to push your writing career along in the right direction. It’s chock full of articles on how to write more effectively, how to deal with poor FB…