Two Grandsons August 31, 2009

Joy is defined as “a very glad feeling, happiness, great pleasure, delight”.  When I think of my grandsons bringing me joy, I find this definition to be a gross understatement.  I wish I could find the words but the feelings are almost indescribable.  Our first Grandson seemed to fill our cup and when number two [...]

Anniversaries June 17, 2009

How many anniversaries do you have?  I bet you have more than you think.  The most popular is wedding, I have one of those each year.  Then there are birthdays, people or pet deaths, significant events, and probably others that you might mark on your calendar.  My wife keeps a very detailed family calendar that hangs [...]

Family Reunions May 26, 2009

Remember word association tests from psychology… when I say “dog” you say    , when I say “red” you say     …  I say “family reunion”, you say…
I can imagine there are many responses out there.  For me the idea of a reunion is not bad.  Most of my experiences have been very good so this past weekend I traveled [...]

Blogging Again May 19, 2009

It is very sad to me that I have neglected this page for so long.  I can’t really explain how it happened but something distracted me from writing any new thoughts for so many months.  I will try to understand it by writing now.
For so long everything was about the cancer.  I feel everyone who [...]

Jesus I just want to Thank You November 26, 2008

There is a precious chorus that I have sung for years that continues with that line 3x and then you add, “thank you for being so good”.  As I approach our first Thanksgiving and Christmas since cancer I have been overwhelmed with Thankfulness.  It has been hitting me in waves like I was sitting at [...]

Who should be President? October 23, 2008

Every 4 years I go through agony.  I wish politics did not matter to me.  I should be a complete cynic like a growing number of Americans when it comes to the subject.  We now have politicians but no statesmen (or only a few).  It seems everyone now compromises their principles for something – money, [...]

God Made the Moon! October 12, 2008

I am so sorry about the Blog and my lack of participation.  Today I change that.
A couple of weeks ago my daughter and grandson, Tobin came down for a visit.  The time to see him started with a BANG!  Amy and I left about 7:30am to pick them up at Orlando Airport.  Traveling 73 mph on [...]

Summer ‘08 Over… let’s take a deep breath! September 8, 2008

The Walsh summer of ‘08 will forever linger in our memories.  Cancer was the theme but there were so many good memories, it was not all bad.  We got to spend extra time with family and focus on the stuff that really matters because we were reminded how precious each day is.  Amy and I [...]

The SHACK September 6, 2008

For those of you who do not know The Shack is a small paperback book that has an amazing story.  It was a story written by a Father for his children.  Two friends read it, formed a small publishing company and printed it with a $300 marketing budget, yes I said $300!  The book has [...]

There’s No Place Like Home August 15, 2008

As a child, I watched the Wizard of Oz every year with my family for probably 12 years in a row.  It was a major family tradition.  There are many parts that rank as favorite but Dorothy’s love for home made me cry every time.  When she finally got home she was so happy.
Amy and [...]