Jack has been in Heaven for more than five years, but if he were still here, we’d be celebrating his eighty-fifth birthday. He loved birthday celebrations, and we were already planning an eightieth birthday party for him when he died a few months before his birthday. We had the party anyway to remember and celebrate … Read more
Today I’ll thumb through Jack Storiesto remind me of stories about Jack told by family and friends. I’ll think of some of my own fondest memories. I’ll thank God that I was blessed to spend forty-five wonderful years with this amazing man. I will visit Jack’s grave on the fifth anniversary of his death, as … Read more
Fifty years ago, on May 31, 1967, my father escorted me down an improvised aisle on the back porch of my parents’ home to marry the man of my dreams. I’ve shared many memories of our courtship and marriage through the years on my blog. Maybe I love romance novels so much because I’ve been … Read more
January 22 marks two significant anniversaries for me. On January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court made abortion legal. Honestly, at the time, I felt the decision was wrong, but it was something far removed from me that had no bearing on my life. Through the years, though, I have become passionately pro-life. I’ve never had … Read more
Author’s Den has a special Christmas page featuring books, articles, stories, and poems about the holidays. I have shared two of my favorite memories of giving to others at Christmas. A Special Christmas Memory recounts the story of giving Christmas to battered women and their children that blessed me and my fellow givers as much or … Read more
Four years ago today, I sat by my husband Jack’s bed, holding his hand, as he peacefully went to be with the Lord. Although he was in a hospital bed, that bed was in the bedroom of the home he had designed and built nearly fifty years earlier. He left the place he loved to … Read more
Fifty years ago today, I started a summer job as a clerk in an engineering office at Kelly Air Force Base. It also happened to be my twentieth birthday. The boss took me around the office and introduced me to everyone who worked there. The best-looking guy in the office followed us around the room … Read more
Forty-nine years today, I married the love of my life. We had forty-five years together before God called him home. I still miss him every day, but I cherish the precious memories–so much joy, so much laughter. Anyone who knew Jack will agree that there was never a dull moment when he was around. Life is … Read more
Three years ago today my beloved husband Jack went to be with the Lord. I remember him, think about him, and miss him every day, but today is especially filled with memories. He was a remarkable man, and I was so blessed to have his love for forty-six years and to be married to him … Read more
Although I remember my husband Jack every day, I’m thinking of him especially today on what would have been our forty-eighth anniversary. We were so blessed to have been married more than forty-five years before he went to be with the Lord–but it wasn’t long enough.