If I walk into his hospital room will sunshine beams stream through the vertical blinds of the institutional window near his bedside? Will harmonious music fill the pensive air as I’m genuinely embraced by my dad? Will he hug me while whispering, “I’m sorry honey.” Will tears stream down our faces cleansing years of meanness […]
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We Still Dance
Celebrating 25 years of marriage August 24, 2021 and we’re still dancing & hiking! excerpt from my chapter: THE FRAGILE DANCE Who are we kidding? When boy meets girl, boy wants sex and girl wants to feel loved. But when the infatuation wears off, we both want the same thing. To be noticed, respected, […]
Will You Dance the Fragile Dance with Me?
Celebrating 30-years of marriage August 2026. We received a card from CJ and Bill, with a note from Bill asking, “Is he still hanging around my wife?” So it seemed fitting to share the story of how we met. Below is an excerpt from the chapter The Fragile Dance in Wounded Song. THE FRAGILE DANCE […]
The Fragile Dance
After church today, I talked with a friend I hadn’t seen in a long time. A few divine words of encouragement mixed with goose bumps, then we landed on relationships; how the party is easy, but a bad day, event, circumstance can challenge the party, if not ruin it. Challenges come with their own criteria […]