The year was 1963, the base Schilling AFB in Salina, Kansas. I had just played one heck of a basketball game when I got my legs cut out from under me on a lay up. I hit the floor hard and immediately went into a gran mal seizure, the first of my life. As I was on the...
Last weekend I made a trip for healing, healing for my soul and healing for another. I traveled to where my ex-wife lived. She had a serious drinking problem which caused our marriage to dissolve. My step-son took me to her house, little more than a shanty, to see his...
As memorial day approaches, I reflect upon the life I had with my deceased wife, Sharon. Even though I am know happily remarried, still the joy, pain and memories are never totally removed. When I married Sharon, she had terminal cancer. However, due to the nature of...
Sharon and I were finally ready to start on our first vacation/honeymoon. Sharon had never had a vacation in her life, she usually visited relatives instead. She and I were looking forward to 'our' trip together. We were tight on money. Our goals was to head West from...
My Master has loved me from the first day. My Master has provided all I need in this life. My Master has fed me, played with me and loved me in more ways than I can describe. But the one thing I loved the most was the touch of my Master's hand. The touch calmed me,...
When I take my dog Katie for a walk, she used to pull on the chain very tightly. She longed to be off the leash. When I let her off the leash to run, she would not come back to me until she was tired, thirsty, and hungry. To me, the most important command to a dog is...
The year was about 1951 or so and the town was Newkirk, Oklahoma. Back in those days my visits to the farm and back home came by train. My mom lived in Wichita, Kansas but would send me each summer to the farm located about ten miles West and a bit North of Newkirk.My...
