Category Archives: Spiritual

FOOLISH POSITIONS IN LIFE

Posted on 2015/11/06 by JimR, Chaplain

As I’ve reached sixty-five years of age I found some things in life are foolish. One of those things that became foolish to me years ago was trying to make someone realize they were living down a wrong path. I … Continue reading →

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Overwhelmed!

Posted on 2015/07/22 by JimR, Chaplain

Today I realized something. There was a day when I thought when I died I would not have a single soul come to the funeral. Morbid, eh? I felt like I’d lost my last friend during those dark days. One … Continue reading →

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Comfortably Numb

Posted on 2015/06/10 by JimR, Chaplain

Some may recognize the subject title as the name of a song by Pink Floyd. Libby and I were talking last evening about life in general and I said that I had learned to not let things bother me like … Continue reading →

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Ramblings of an Uncommon Nature

Posted on 2014/10/30 by JimR, Chaplain

Thursday morning, 30 Oct 2014. Libby is “singing” in the kitchen. I don’t know if “Whoa, oh, oh, oh counts as such, but it is melodic. Running water in the sink helps, I suppose. I have Fiesta to my left … Continue reading →

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Unconditional Love

Posted on 2014/06/02 by JimR, Chaplain

Some would say I sinned. Some have said I should pay. Some say I should apologize and show regret for my transgressions. I can’t do that again. Not to anyone person on this earth. I’ve put my transgressions before God … Continue reading →

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That’s My Story and I’m Sticking to It

Posted on 2013/12/08 by JimR, Chaplain

I talked with my recently deceased brother’s partner in life last evening. I perceived her loneliness during the conversation. She’s a good woman and had been with him for at least twenty years I would suppose. He’d been married twice … Continue reading →

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My Freedom

Posted on 2013/10/20 by JimR, Chaplain

Watching the leaves in the trees As they come falling down Turning from green to brown Every moment now I must seize. Life holds so much more today Than any point in life Lot’s to do past midlife Allow me … Continue reading →

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Quiet Sunday

Posted on 2013/04/28 by JimR, Chaplain

It’s a cool, quiet Sunday.  Except for the pain in my neck and ears, it has been a very enjoyable day, even though I spent most of it in bed with heat on these parts.  I just know I’ll end … Continue reading →

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Fly Like An Eagle

Posted on 2012/12/03 by JimR, Chaplain

I like Contemporary Christian services.  I played drums in the band for 25 plus years.  I like to hear songs that can be heard as Christian music from the lyrics like Steve Miller Band’s “Fly Like An Eagle” As we … Continue reading →

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Jars of Memories

Posted on 2012/11/21 by JimR, Chaplain

A little old lady shuffles across the floor passing her dogs which lie peacefully on the rugs scattered about the old home’s otherwise bare hardwood floors.  She carries in her heart this day the memories of life experiences that fills … Continue reading →

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