Category Archives: Family

I Will Not Bow, I Will Not Bend

Posted on 2023/11/25 by JimR, Chaplain

NewsBreak is a news source I get notifications from daily. There are sometimes events that go against my Chrisitan faith and I will comment. Without fail, I will get assailed by non-believers for my stance. The comments come in a … Continue reading →

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I Love God

Posted on 2023/10/16 by JimR, Chaplain

I sit here tonight with nothing in particular on my mind. My wife went off to church for intercessory prayer. I’ve been to a previous evening, but tonight I’ve had all I can do for one day. Being old isn’t … Continue reading →

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Retrospect – There Is No Future In The Past

Posted on 2023/09/04 by JimR, Chaplain

I happen to live in the moment sometimes not thinking about the past or future. Today I woke up from a dream I still have on my mind. It was about my first real love. It was real, but it … Continue reading →

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What Aging Does

Posted on 2022/10/23 by JimR, Chaplain

As a young man I was always looking at the years I had to produce things that would make my mark on this earth and in this realm. I think all of us during our lives think this way when … Continue reading →

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What a Weekend

Posted on 2022/09/15 by JimR, Chaplain

This past weekend was a really trying weekend. It started out okay. I trimmed and mowed our lawn and got a shower and napped. We were on for a gala, as our church puts it, that evening in a ballroom … Continue reading →

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She Went on a New Journey

Posted on 2022/08/16 by JimR, Chaplain

Some days I write from my head. Some days I write from my heart. Today, I write from my heart. I am sad today. Not for myself, but from a loss. I reconnected with many of my friends and family … Continue reading →

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Family

Posted on 2022/08/06 by JimR, Chaplain

I’m in a unique situation where I have family, but they are all cousins in the majority. I have only one brother left of four. My parents and all my aunts and uncles are gone. Being almost 72 years old … Continue reading →

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The Good Ole Days

Posted on 2022/06/07 by JimR, Chaplain

I’ve been watching just like anyone else and this is what’s likely going to happen. I was born on a farm. We were as poor as some of the dirt we planted in. We had a horse, mule, and a … Continue reading →

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The Aging Process

Posted on 2022/04/30 by JimR, Chaplain

Being 71 is a blessing, yet resigns me to my mortality. As I have written about in the past I was told I would not live past 60. No. Nothing about an incurable disease. My dad called it a genetic … Continue reading →

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Sam Webb, Evangelist

Posted on 2022/01/31 by JimR, Chaplain

I met a man during the weekend at Pennyrile Campground/Lodge just outside of Dawson Springs, KY. His name is Sam Webb. He was a dishoveled man whose hair looked a frightful mess. His clothing was mostly bed clothing with a … Continue reading →

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