Thinking Out Loud

A door closing, a sweet note from you that we found in a book, your voice on the answering machine, a final text we cherish forever, a picture of your lovely smile, words that echo in our hearts where you say you are sorry for putting us through this ordeal … all insignificant until they become...

Why Not Tell Your Left Hand?

When you’re doing a job all by yourself because no one else is there to help, you’ll need to use both hands for awkward projects.An aging man, about 65 at the time, planned on pounding a wooden stake into the ground.

“Deliberately Stomped On? Learn To Laugh”

You probably woke that fateful morning, assuming everything would probably run along on the accustomed track.

Thinking Out Loud

Scissortail Hospice Chaplain Bristow, OklahomaSix T’s That Can Make Our Lives EasierThere are six fundamentals of grief recovery, which are very important to the grieving process. Most people try to avoid them not knowing that they are delaying their healing and advancement to the future.

Reminder regarding Social Media

Recently there was a social media post made that showed an animal in distress. Within a short period of time, our Animal Control Officer had been “tagged” by several people.

Definition of a Cow

A big city school boy describes a cow something like this...... A cow is a completely automatic milk manufacturing machine. It is encased in untanned leather and mounted on four vertical moveable supports, one on each corner.

What’s Your Greatest Adventure?

It was a bright spring afternoon in 1959. One boy in the small group of three came up with a remedy for their boredom. He convinced Nicky and Marilyn that they should accept his unprecedented idea of walking to a neighborhood duck pond. Their amazing adventure had begun.

Slow Painful Process

Scissortail Hospice Chaplain Bristow, Oklahoma A surprising secret about grief is that it can become like a good friend, comfortable and routine. When my precious mother died, I suffered like many people do for a very long time.

“The Opposing Thumb Guy”

Take a good look. It’s always there, part of a healthy, whole hand. Hold up your hand and you’ll see it. The one digit that is pointing the opposite of the other four fingers, every time. Oh yeah, you can force it to go along with all the others, but you do have to work at it.

How Painful Is Your Life?

Pete was born into a wildlifeloving family. He was still in diapers when his father, Kyle, would bundle him, his older brother, Andrew, and his older sister, Susan, into the family’s pickup for a day of fishing. Even Pete’s mom, Linda, went along. Pete grew into “the spittin’ image”of his dad.