by billyzh | Aug 15, 2009 | Death/Mourning, Spirituality
As we sipped our morning coffee looking out at the barn, watching the horses quietly graze and the dogs sniffing the grounds and exploring, the ring of the telephone jarred our minds back from the pastoral setting to the life that awaited us once we got back into our...
by billyzh | Jul 28, 2009 | Death/Mourning, Spirituality, Women/Relationships
She’s one of those friends that you can pick up months later, right where you left off. A relationship that’s like an old pair of slippers. Comfy. Worn in. For the long haul. So when she popped up on Facebook, I was pleased. As she lives states away, is pretty...
by billyzh | Jun 6, 2009 | Caring for the elderly, Death/Mourning, History, Politics
“The sheer improbability of what happened here makes this so memorable” – President Obama. These are just a few words that would be spoken at the 65th anniversary of the storming of the beaches at Normandy. Known to most simply as D-Day. Sitting in a room on the...
by billyzh | May 22, 2009 | Death/Mourning, History, Politics
Not that my friend was trying to do me in, but after 50 minutes of Zumba class (my first visit to such fun), I was beginning to question her motives. My heart pounding and my lungs heaving, I somehow successfully managed to climb into her car for the ride home....
by billyzh | Apr 11, 2009 | Death/Mourning, History, Holidays, Spirituality
Holy Week. Day 7. Saturday. (The Jewish Sabbath) In the grave. That’s where Christ was on this day. Stone cold. Deathly silent. It was the Sabbath. No work would be done. A day of complete rest for God’s chosen people. Thus, the rush to have Jesus prepared...
by billyzh | Mar 13, 2009 | Caring for the elderly, Death/Mourning, Spirituality
As I sat with a dear saint suddenly bed ridden, so weak and frail, I have to admit, it hurt to watch. This person has stormed the throne for countless individuals, whether she knew them or not. For years. Though she ran her own company, each morning, she spent over an...
