Bread of Life

It's the Easter season again. And though I remember a great friend I had lost to cancer many many years ago at this time of the year, I know that to live life is to move on and make the best of each opportunity.

It's the Easter season again and at church we sing of resurrection and new life - and I will raise you up on the last day. I think of Mom, gone six years ago. It seemed only like yesterday. I look at Dad and I think he misses her more than he says.

It's the Easter season again and late in the evening as I prepare to turn in, Dad walks in and says he's experiencing chest pains. We rush him to the emergency room. I flip through his wallet and finds that he still has Mom's photo in there. I think he is counting his days.

And I worry a little that he may be giving up.

After the sun the rain. After the rain the sun.

It's beginning to make sense to me now.

We will overcome each challenge in life.

A Day Not to be Forgotten

You never forget the day you enlisted into the armed services. And you never forget the day when your son enlisted.

One wonders if there will be a time when he is called to combat. One wonders. And worries.

In this conflict-ridden 21st century, we never know.

So perhaps it is apt that the first plant I chance upon today was the Plumeria rubra - the Polynesian red version.

So here's to all the men and women, drafted into service throughout the world. May courage find your heart as you strive to defend the peace. My hope is that they will never have to use their training, skills and equipment for the destruction of humanity.

John 21:18

There have been too many changes in life in the past month. Some changes that I relish and some changes I seek to postpone.

Life has taken a turn and I am back to where I was in my career. It's not a return I wish to make, having gotten so used to the current work I do and the people I work with. And yet, there are things in life that we don't want to do.

I recall John 21:18

And where I am now is not where I really want to be. Or is it?

 No original photos to share today except this Cockscomb. A reminder not to think too hard but to live life more.