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Want To Talk About Jesus I’m Your Man!

On April 3rd of 2025 the love of my life went to be with Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Being married to this remarkable woman was the honor of my life.

However, the thing that brings me internal peace and joy is talking about Jesus Christ. It’s something I have known since childhood and my late wife knew it and was supportive of it. At first she was like “oh no!” but she quickly came around. With her passing and all the uncertainty that it has brought one thing that has not changed is my love of Jesus Christ Just the other day I was speaking with another remarkable woman and when I mentioned Jesus some special happened. Jesus came up in regards to how I handled my wife’s last few hours. We were alone , in our den with those traditional hymns she grew up on and at about 6:30 it got real quiet. I picked up her arm and it just fell back to the bed and at that moment I knew her pain and suffering was over and she was with The Lord Jesus Christ. So if you want to talk about Jesus bring it on because I am your man!

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Did God Put Something On Your Heart?

There are times in our lives as believers when we feel that God has put something in our hearts, but we fail to act on those feelings.

This begs the question: Why do we fail to act? Of course, the easy answer is to blame Satan, but I suspect that there may be more to it than just that. I think there are societal pressures that people fall prey to, especially when it comes to the opposite sex, when they are married. Sometimes, it could be that there may be a large age difference, and the younger person may feel they could not do anything to help. In most cases, I suspect they would be wrong in that assumption.

As I said to someone some time back ( who is married) that if something is put on her heart in regards to me, then follow your heart. She has, and I cannot express how grateful I am for how she has helped me get through the most difficult time of my life so far.

So has God put something on your heart? Then act on it and God will be happy and Satan will be mad. That is exactly the way it is supposed to be anyway.

Besides, always remember that when your time comes to meet The Lord God Almighty, all of those folks who have shared all of their “wisdom ” about how you should do something will be no where to be found.

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Another Sleepless Night

Well, here I am again. I haven’t had much sleep, which is the norm these days. The major reason, of course, is my wife’s failing health. It is not so much thinking about it on a conscious level but a subconscious one. Someone said in an e-mail yesterday that I am carrying a heavy load and they are right.

However, when I look closer at what I am feeling, it comes down to one fundamental fact. Like many millions of other Americans, we don’t have a day-to-day physical support system. People who are there regardless of what is going on in their lives. Sure I can bring in home health and the like but that still does not change that fact in our lives. When I hear people complain about this person or another in their lives I just want to scream “You don’t understand how fortunate you are to have those people being there for you”

So it’s thanksgiving and we do have so much to be thankful for and we are blessed in so many ways.

For those of you who have a day to day support system in your life cherish every single second because when you don’t there is such a void that cannot be put into words.

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The Hide A Bed And Loss

As I begin to think about what my life may be like moving forward with the loss of my beloved spouse, I realize that at some point, there will be some downsizing. (What do I need with a 3-bedroom house?) The thing is that I have this couch set with a folding bed inside. I can’t picture a scenario in which I would need a couch with a hide-a-bed inside. I will probably have someone come in and haul it away.

Isn’t that hide-a-bed like losing a spouse? You can try to hide your emotions all you want, but in the end, those feelings and fears are still present.

I was doing pretty good today with not crying in public until I went to check out at Goodwill and couldn’t figure out how to use my card. The young woman was so gracious and helped me complete that task.

So, do you have a hide-a-bed in your life that you are trying to hide from others? Trust me, that doesn’t work.