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Gratitude: the state of being grateful

By csfuserFebruary 14, 2017No Comments

A beautiful part of the human experience is being grateful and sharing gratitude. Especially in times when we know we couldn’t have accomplished a task or lived through a crisis without the care of someone else. Why should we be grateful? Possibly...

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Craig Strickland Memorial Scholarship

By csfuserFebruary 06, 2017No Comments

Last week, I had the opportunity to take Ethan Jurik to the Arkansas-Alabama basketball game. Ethan was the first scholarship recipient for the Craig Strickland Memorial Scholarship given out to Shiloh Christian seniors. Craig’s wife, Helen, is...

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His Understanding is Unsearchable

By csfuserJanuary 30, 20176 Comments

His Understanding is Unsearchable Unfortunately, I have learned of the passing of two young men who were sons of Facebook friends of mine. How I grieve for those families! It brought me back to some heartfelt words my beautiful daughter had found online...

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Kintsugi: The Art of Broken Pieces

By csfuserJanuary 18, 20171 Comment

What if each of us took just one day and stopped trying to hide our flaws? What if we embraced each freckle, scar and imperfection and celebrated them? This is the story of the tiny, brown cup that my husband bought for me. When a cup like this one falls...

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Jan 12 “Day of Reverance”

By csfuserJanuary 13, 20172 Comments

January 12th will forever be a day of reverence in my heart. 3 major milestones for Craig and I happened over the course of 3 years. January 12, 2013 I received an invitation from Craig via Facebook inviting me to, his newly founded band, Backroad Anthem’s...

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Craig’s Inheritance

By csfuserJanuary 09, 2017No Comments

Last week was an anniversary. It has blown into my heart like the icy winds outside. It was an emotional anniversary…a day of remembrance, even though those memories sometimes desire to be suppressed rather than exposed in the light. But as I’ve been...

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The Search Ends

By csfuserJanuary 04, 201715 Comments

The Search Ends. In the early morning of January 4, 2016, I sat numbly next to the complimentary breakfast bar of the Comfort Inn in Ponca City, Oklahoma. It was the eighth day of the search for my brother Craig’s body. Through the window, I could see...

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Reflections

By csfuserJanuary 01, 20172 Comments

Reflections As I mindlessly sit in my recliner and watch college football, I sink back to the tragic memories of a year ago. I dreaded the anniversary date of Craig’s death and wondered how my emotional state would be for the period Dec. 27-Jan. 4....

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Christmas Mourning

By csfuserDecember 26, 20161 Comment

Christmas Mourning Dec 27, 2016 My responsibilities for Christmas morning have always included helping Santa with the stockings. It is my one time per year to try to turn off my accountant’s brain and become a more creative, imaginative stocking savant....