Category Archives: Relationship

To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before

Posted on December 4, 2013 by jimtheyouthguy

Yesterday was our 25th wedding anniversary.  We have returned to St. Augustine to the same Bed & Breakfast in which we honeymooned.  It has changed (both the Old City and the B&B).  A lot. So have we. I am not … Continue reading →

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With My Own Hand – a Year and a Half Later

Posted on December 2, 2013 by jimtheyouthguy

Back in March, 2012, I attended my uncle’s funeral.  Because of some things I heard and saw there, I took up letter writing – as in pen, paper, stamp, envelope and writer’s cramp.  (Read the details here … ) Write … Continue reading →

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Cubs Fans, Dad and God’s Love – How I Know There Is Always Hope

Posted on November 29, 2013 by jimtheyouthguy

I’m a Cubs fan. As an early adolescent I had the opportunity to see 45 to 50 games in Wrigley Field.  In the years we lived in the Chicago area, they never had a winning record.  Speaking of records, the … Continue reading →

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First Is Worst

Posted on November 27, 2013 by jimtheyouthguy

It was different with mom than it was with dad.  The loss of Dad was a continuous ache, a persistent feeling that something was missing.  With mom, it was all about the “firsts”. Every “first” drove a spike into a … Continue reading →

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