Maddison’s Corner

It is almost spring, and depending on who you ask, it has already started. For me spring is like resetting my year. When I visualize my life, major chapters always begin and end during the spring. This spring I am taking the initiative to make change in my own life.

How Lonely Are You?

They changed lives during thirty-eight years as traveling missionaries, and their active years took them to many different places.They traveled by bus to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. They boarded a train on the Mexican side (a seventeen-hour night trip), arriving in Mexico City early the next day.

A Tornado Called Death

By John T. Catrett, III ONHL Hospice Chaplain Drumright, Oklahoma Scissortail Hospice Chaplain Bristow, OklahomaA Tornado Called DeathWhat do we do with grief? How do we handle a tornado called 'Death' that has ripped through your family? Why are you left numb and stunned?

“Divorce In Your Rear View Mirror”

You may have been racing to get out of your marriage. Couldn’t hardly wait until your signature was still wet on that divorce decree. Maybe. Maybe not.Instead, maybe you were one of those spouses who fought desperately to hold on to your marriage, but lost it anyway.

Thinking Out Loud

In the years of serving as youth minister, preaching minister, and now a hospice chaplain, the strongest regrets emanate from those who have lost a loved one to death. I have heard laments from 'I wish,' 'if only,' 'it's not fair,' and 'why?' just to name a few.

Who’s Got the Time?

Life can be so unpredictable. Have you made specific plans to do something exciting, only to have your itinerary thwarted by unforeseen circumstances?

Family Discussions

As a child, my best days were spent swimming in the pool my father managed at Double Lakes. The pool was huge. It was filled from a creek which entered at one end of the pool area and was dammed up at the other end.

Family Discussions

The sky was overcast and promised rain with colder temperatures. Abe rubbed his gnarled knuckles as he tried to get some of the arthritic pain to subside. 'Oh well,' he thought, 'by noon I should be able to work on my tractor, but first I need a few supplies.

Thinking Out Loud

Seek Out The Right Kind of Social Support. The idea that you should seek out social support during grief is one of the most common pieces of advice out there for processing grief. It’s also one of the most misunderstood.

Maddison’s Corner

The nostalgia of original consoles is something I feel is unmatched. I remember when I was younger, in the garage my parents had turned it into a sort of “hang out” space. In this space was an old CRT television hooked up to some sort of sega console that I played on with my father once or twice.