Last Sunday, September 28, I awoke to the sad news that the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints passed away. President Nelson just celebrated his 101st birthday less than 3 weeks prior to his passing. So, it wasn’t a huge surprise but as someone I respect and appreciate for his wisdom and teaching, it was still a rather somber morning as I prepared to attend church. But because my church time is a bit later than typical, I also heard the news of Grand Blanc, Michigan and the tragedy there. Normally, I don’t watch television before church services so that I can keep my mind focused on the Sabbath. Sunday morning though, I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen. While it wasn’t any worse than other horrible tragedies this world is suffering lately, it was more poignant for me.
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Grand Blanc Michigan
I never knew of your existence
until now, until now
we are separated by some distance
I know now, I know now
by our faith we are connected
truly now, truly now
Continue readingJust in the other room…
My mom passed away 14 years ago this December. In some ways, it feels like yesterday. There are a few memories of that December I still carry with me. In other ways though, I can feel those 14 years as a distance. And converting those 14 years into distance, it reaches all the way to the moon. Occasionally though, that distance is shortened at night while I sleep. Every now and then, my subconscious brings mom back to me in my dreams.
Sort of.
Continue readingReply All Drama
For Pete’s sake, please don’t do it!
Sure, you want to have your say
but trust me, there is a better way.
A one-on-one is a better bit
certainly not Reply All and submit.
Continue readingI remember it differently…
It might be said that we each do our best to create fond memories. I don’t think it’s too much of a stretch to say no one wants to carry around unpleasant memories. At least for the most part, I think it’s safe to assume we’d rather keep in store good and healthy times. An off-shoot of that would naturally be we want others to remember us fondly as well. But that second part gets a little tricky.
Continue readingOne Troubled Troll
It’s a sad tale I’m about to tell
but one that has become quite common as well.
A coward who thinks he’s clever
may be pleasant face-to-face, however,
he carries hate inside which can never really hide
and he’s never learned what to do with all the hate
unfortunately, hate won’t just dissipate.
Continue readingChecking In
It’s that time of year again. September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month. Three days ago, September 10, was World Suicide Prevention Day. Let’s bust that long standing myth of not discussing it and meet this topic head on and talk about it.
Continue readingInstead
What a beautiful fall morning!
Instead of sitting looking at a computer screen all day
I wish I had a window.
Continue readingStory Behind the Post: The Drifting Tumbleweed
Last month was a 5-Saturday month which means it was a 5-part short story here at ck’s days. And since this is the first Saturday of a new month, I’ll now explain the origin of the story. If you are a regular reader to this little blog, this is all going to sound familiar.
Continue readingWriter’s Block
I have a bit of a block,
you see, going on right here.
Can’t get anything working, I fear.
Nothing seems to want to unlock
and not one thing is left in stock.
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