I did something the other weekend I never imagined I would have done. My husband had a motorcycle when we were first married but when I became pregnant and life started changing, he sold it. But after a period of 30 years, he bought a Harley Davidson back in April. So one weekend, we joined […]
Author: Joan
Just Hold On…..
If there is anything I learned when my Dad went through his battle with cancer, it was that nothing ever stays the same. Things can change in a second. Or less. The Bible phrases it as, “in the twinkling of an eye.” We take so much for granted. Things may be going smooth, life is […]
Dad’s Journey – Part 5
On Wednesday, July 5th, Dad went to the cancer center for the sixth, and we hoped, the final chemo treatment. For as long as I can remember, my Dad always wore button up shirts. Whether they were dress shirts or work shirts, they were buttoned in the front and had pockets where he would keep […]
Dad’s Journey – Part 4
As with all of the previous treatments, Dad started feeling better the weekend before the next scheduled treatment. That was June 10th and 11th. He felt well enough to go to my brother and sister-in-law’s house for Sunday lunch. That was the first time he had gone anywhere other than to the doctor or the […]
I Just Want To Go Home
If you stopped by because you read my devotion June 22, 2017, over at Encouragement Cafe, WELCOME! So glad you are here! Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go […]
It Hurts Me More
If you stopped by because you read my devotion June 6th over at Encouragement Cafe, WELCOME! So glad you are here! Moreover, we have all had human fathers who disciplined us and we respected them for it. How much more should we submit to the Father of spirits and live! They disciplined us for a little while as […]
Dad’s Journey – Part 3
From The Mountaintop To The Valley and Back Again Dad had his second chemo treatment on Wednesday, May 3rd while in the hospital. He returned home from his 3rd stay in the hospital on Saturday, May 6th. Sunday morning he was weak and a little nauseated. But Monday morning he was feeling some better. The […]
Dad’s Journey – Part 2
Dad went home from rehab on Friday, April 21, 2017. Over that weekend and the following week he did well. He walked around in the house and outside. His appetite got better. He was looking better and feeling stronger. Until Saturday, April 29th. That Saturday and Sunday, he began to feel worse. He became […]
Daddy’s Girl
I think a lot of women who have been blessed to grow up with a loving, caring, strong, Godly father, will consider themselves a daddy’s girl. I’m no different. I love my Daddy. It’s not that I love my Mom any less. I love her dearly. She’s the encourager and comforter I know that I […]
Dad’s Journey
March 25, 2017, began a journey for my Dad, Max Walker, which will take him through many months to come. Dad’s health had been going down for several months. Normally a very active 75 year old, he began to have to rest frequently between his activities. One day he started feeling pressure in his chest, […]