Thoughts of a Sojourner
Thoughts, Wanderings & Adventures of a Sojourner
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- A Journey of Joy, Heartbreak and Joy Rediscovered: My Bride Goes Home
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- Miles that Mattered: A Recap of Road Trips 2025
- A Journey of Joy, Heartbreak and Joy Rediscovered: Valleys, Peaks and Valleys
- A Journey of Joy, Heartbreak and Joy Rediscovered: The First Battle Begins
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In the months after getting the diagnosis of Acute MDS in March 2024 and being told that a stem cell transplant was not an option, the reality set in for Kim and I that this battle would be one that short of a miracle would eventually take the life of my bride. Kim as she…
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The years since October 2013 had been a roller coaster ride of peaks and valleys where Kim’s health was concerned. She had battled through two separate diagnosis’s of breast cancer and at the same time we were blessed with a few years of good health for her. She battled those first two battles with such…
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To say that 2025 has been tough would be a grand understatement. Life drastically changed February 21, 2025 when my bride went to be with Lord after her long, courageous battle with cancer. In the months that have followed, I have navigated the grieving process, battled a bout of depression and in the process have…
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In the year and a half that followed Kim’s diagnosis, we experienced many valleys. Watching the effects of the chemotherapy and radiation take its physical effects of my bride’s body was one of the most excruciating things to see take place. There were many days that she and I wondered if this poison that use…
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October 11, 2013 is a day etched into my mind and heart that would shape the next 12 years of mine and Kim’s marriage. A few weeks before this date annual mammogram had a revealed a spot in Kim’s breast, but at that time the hope was that it would be something benign. Her doctor…
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In the coming weeks, I will begin to share about Kim’s courageous journey as she battled cancer and our experience in traveling that roller coaster journey. In this writing though, I want to just share some things we experienced and some lessons we learned during our 34 1/2 wonderful years together. Over our nearly three…
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After our oldest daughter, Lillian, was born we decided it was time to grow our family by one more. On April 11, 2002, Olivia Caroline would make her entrance into this world. Our girls were 10 years apart, primarily as I shared earlier because Kim had very hard pregnancies. This wide gap though would provide…
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I wanted to spend time in this post sharing about mine and Kim’s faith journey as a couple. I will get back next week to sharing about our journey of joy in welcoming Olivia or as Kim and I referred to her (even to this day) “The Baby Girl” and our journey raising two wonderful…
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Our first two years of marriage were times of happiness and joy. We didn’t have all the riches that life could offer and even had moments of challenge. One thing that was never a challenge was our relationship. Yes, we like most young married couples had the typical financial concerns from time to time, but…
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The journey shared so far has included first dates, courtship, the proposal and the wedding. Kim and I were married on a Friday evening at 6:00pm on August 17, 1990 at First Baptist Church, Athens, AL. Our wedding was a beautiful wedding, but yet simple. Kim and I loved the word “simple”. Yes, we loved…
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