In the fall of 2019, we noticed Mozzer’s health was declining. Prior to this, he had been a very healthy cat. Vet appointments consisted of routine vaccines, routine dental care, and no prescriptions. We knew he had been born with a heart murmur and that as a breed the Sphynx’s lifespan is considerably shorter than […]
Tag Archives: death
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Oct
Oct
Monday, October 20, begins another work week for millions of people after a weekend of football games and preparation for a Halloween that falls on a Friday this year. Monday is also my father’s birthday and Wednesday marks two years since he left this world. Life truly is both bitter and sweet. Tears and laughter; […]
27
Sep
Sep
I’m days away from celebrating my fifty-ninth birthday. Ready to take my final stroll (running seems so unnecessary), across a decade that’s been less than fabulous. My fifties have been tumultuous, terrifying and troubling. A decade of distress marked by being laid-off twice (something I’ve never experienced prior in my life). The death of my […]
02
Aug
Aug
I know I am a blessed man even as my body breaks down; battered and burdened by time. My life measured in decades of days. An earthy existence that’s eluded millions and millions of my brothers and sisters who never attained the years I have been given in this dimension. As I near the last […]
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May
May
It has been said, “A person dies twice: once when they take their final breath, and later, the last time their name is spoken.” This quote has been attributed to everyone from Banksy to Hemingway to someone only known as anonymity. The latter being an ironic example of irony that lends integrity to this insight. As […]
16
Nov
Nov
We are born into an earthly existence that is measured in milestones, memories and moments. A process that begins at birth; recording our arrival time and location. A process that ends with death; recording our departure time and location. Our lives bookended by numbers that simply state our commencement and our closure as the dearly departed.
26
Oct
Oct
This past week marks one-year since my father’s passing. I think about him often and I miss and love him. This seemed like an apt time to share a previously published story* about my father three months before he passed; twelve months after my humbled heart surrendered to God. My heart is filled with the […]
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Jun
Jun
The road to hell might be paved with good intentions, but you won’t find that road on Facebook or its picture book cousin, Instagram. I recently experienced the power of their clandestine computer-driven algorithms with two recent back-to-back daily devotion posts (see above and below.) Going from several hundred views a day to seven. Weekday […]