A Grieving Heart during Easter

Easter is the season of renewed life. For those of us who grieve, however, our feelings are in sharp contrast to the reality of what’s going on around us. New growth, bright colors, family gatherings, children’s laughter, and beautiful songs of “Alleluia” seem to ignore the emptiness.

“Winter Storms, Hell And Heaven...”

The weather men warned us. Over and over. An extreme Artic front was coming, bringing harshly cold temperatures and freezing precipitation. Now, as one of our Midwest’s standing jokes indicates, we all are aware that our weather forecast can be just a little inaccurate, on any given day.

The Hardest Word

It's not difficult to identify people whose life has been touched by profound loss or personal tragedy. All you have to do is listen. Their responses become flat and curt: ‘Fine,’ ‘good as can be expected,' ‘Okay,' or ‘I'm alright.

Lingering Loss

The older we get the more friends and family members we lose through death. Within a period of three months, I lost three loved ones. Two of them died three days apart.

Faceplant In The Snow

Andy stepped outside after the recent huge snow storm in our city to meet our postman halfway. Our street was too clogged with snow and ice for him to navigate safely, so our mailman had wisely parked his van at the end of the street. Then this valiant servant of our U.S.

Stepping Stones to Recovery

As we start our journey in recovering from our personal grieving, we need to face some key questions: How can we overcome our feeling of floating in a cloud of despair? How do we overcome our sorrow and loss? Can we overcome our sorrow on our own? Can God give us additional inspiration and strength?

Coffee Anyone?

Coffee is the most popular drink worldwide with over 406 billion cups consumed each year. On average, men drink more coffee than women (1.7 cups per day vs 1.5 cups). About half of all American adults start their day with a cup of coffee.

Family Discussions

“Daddy, what does it mean when someone says people can have closed minds?” asked Jake. Mike thought about that question a lot lately. Things were so different now from how they had been previously.

Growing Season

The weather in February was less than favorable with ice and lots of snow, not to mention the brutally cold temperatures that we are not used to having. However, like most days in Oklahoma, the weather changed from -17 degrees to beautiful 50’s and 60’s.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Vandalism to the Bristow VFW Post 3656 Dear Editor, I want to start off by introducing myself before I get into the subject at hand. My name is Scot Thompson, I am a retired Army veteran of 29 years and have lived in Bristow since 2004.