Monthly Archive: June 2014

The Winding Road

I felt like I was so close to getting over the hump, so close to getting back to the “old me.”  I’ve been feeling well most of the time.  The headaches are fewer and less intense.  My skin and eye…
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Getting Through It

The airport is awfully busy for 5:30 am.  I’m waiting to catch my flight at Bush Intercontinental Airport just north of Houston.  This will close out my fifth trip to Houston.  Wish I could say “fifth and final…”, but alas…
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The Power of a Moment

It’s been nearly seven years now since I lost my dad to lung cancer.  When I left for Iraq in March 2005, he was seemingly fine.  He had surgery about a year later and the doctors thought he was cured. …
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My Cup Overflows

I’m not a “cup is half empty” kind of guy.  I’m generally not pessimistic and tend to approach things from a measured position.  I wrote about “Cautious Optimism” once before and concluded that this wasn’t the right approach for me,…
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Back to the ER for a Dose of Faith

I started off the week with a visit to the Emergency Room in Berea.  My headaches have eased a little, but I had some new symptoms that concerned my doctor.  So, about dinnertime on Sunday evening she told me to…
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