My Peace Zone

I’m still remembering. February 14, 1961 – fifty years ago today, the cutest dark haired 13 year old boy named Ronnie (aka Ron) Wuerch and me, the lankiest, 12 year old girl named Donna Sue Wheat, had our very first “official” date (chauffeured by Ron’s dad) to a church Valentine’s Banquet. The photo here is…

Many times in life, we find ourselves, hand-in-hand and side-by-side with others on similar faith journeys. Yesterday, Shannon, a precious friend, wife and mother of three young children passed from this life to heaven. I am compelled to share about her because she was such a part of our own Faith Journey. Several years ago,…

“Breaker – Breaker 1-9” “Got a copy?” “How do you read me?” “Got your ears on?” That’s CB (Citizens Band – short distance radio) talk. Oh, yes, I was a CB-er in the 70’s and 80’s. My handle (name) was “Honeybee”! I’d say to a trucker on my CB, “You’ve got that one Honeybee. How’s…

Re-membering: To recall to the mind; think of again; to retain in the memory; to remind; to recollect. It’s just past the two-month mark since my Honey graduated to heaven. We continually remember him. We talk about him, the “ways he did things”, his little quirks and his many abilities. Someone will tell us about…

Having been a “Weight Watcher” for 24 years, I checked in this week for my monthly weigh-in. Never have I seen such a long line at Weight Watchers. Some were holding their new applications to get started, and others were like me, there for our accountability to a pact we made with ourselves – striving…

Here it is the end of 2010 – New Year’s Eve! This is the first time in 44 years I’m not spending it with my Honey…..another one of our sacred and sweet traditions…..we just had to be hugging and kissing when the stroke of midnight came that took us into the new year! Last year…

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:10,11 Christmas – so anticipated by all…

My daughter and I were in the mall a couple of weeks ago, and since by now we’ve heard every rendition possible of “I’ll Have a Blue Christmas Without You!”, we started to sing along with it, when we both caught the words we were singing…..and we said to each other, almost, simultaneously…. “Oh….no we…

On Sunday night – November 28th – back to Tulsa from a beautiful week in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico with my son and his family after a whirlwind previous couple of weeks when on Tuesday, November 16th, my Honey graduated to heaven; Wednesday and Thursday, preparations for the funeral; Friday, the funeral; Saturday, Family Thanksgiving…

It was just after the first of 2010 when our son told us that he wanted us to join his family for Thanksgiving 2010 at their place in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Ron and I made it a part of our goals for this year. But then, as the year progressed, and my Honey’s health…