Monthly Archives: December 2024

Happy? New Year

Posted on December 27, 2024 by richrockwood

We’re here again-at the start of another new year. The typical greeting (or is it a wish?) we give each other is “happy new year.” Is that what we all really want? To be happy, according to the Apple Dictionary … Continue reading →

Posted in Acceptance, Adaptability, Adventures, Attitude, Balance, Challenge, Choices, Courage, Fear, Holidays, Learning, Life, New Year, Perseverance, Prayer, Spirituality, Stress, Tests, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

A Shepherd’s Rhyme

Posted on December 25, 2024 by richrockwood

A Shepherds Rhyme I stared up at the fog filled, hazy sky And wondered if there was something in my eye A cloud of haze: eased past with little motion Perhaps a sign that called for some devotion We’d waited … Continue reading →

Posted in Appreciation, Baby Jesus, Bible, Christmas, Faith, Forgiveness, Gifts, God, Grace, Jesus, Messiah, Prophecy, Religion, Religious Heritage, Salvation, Spirituality, Worship | Leave a comment

Places and Faces

Posted on December 24, 2024 by richrockwood

Over the course of my almost 80 years I have come in contact and interacted with many places and faces. I have lived in Wisconsin, Michigan, New York, California, Washington State, Kentucky and Korea. In the last two I was … Continue reading →

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Shower the People You Love with Love

Posted on December 23, 2024 by richrockwood

I did not realize it at the time, but when I kissed my wife Inga good-bye that morning in 2006, I would never see her alive again. She was on the way to compete with other Bridge players. I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Adversity, Communication, Death, Family, Feelings, Grief, Letting Go, Loss, love, Marriage, Perspective, relationships | 2 Comments

A Christmas Fable

Posted on December 4, 2024 by richrockwood

I just Might Believe in Santa Claus Again. Something happened to me this year that may cause me to believe in Santa Claus again. It all started one afternoon this month.  I was walking into my pharmacy when I saw … Continue reading →

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