Surely the Sailboat

Surely the Sailboat
Last Day

Shirley's Sign

Shirley's Sign
Beginning the Journey

At the Western(Wailing) Wall

At the Western(Wailing) Wall
Tony, Joe, Myself

Heartbreaking Hawaiian Sunsets

Heartbreaking Hawaiian Sunsets
Scenes of Heartbreak in Haiti will follow later

Pastor Emory Gaskins, and his wife Cindi

Pastor Emory Gaskins, and his wife Cindi
University Ave Baptist Church

University Ave Bapt Church Cambodian Mission

University Ave Bapt Church Cambodian Mission
'Him' playing a Cambodian Thor

Waikiki Yacht Club Xmas 09

Waikiki Yacht Club Xmas 09
Guest of Brian&Kimmie Mahalo!!!!

Good Friends Brian&Kimmie

Good Friends Brian&Kimmie
We Were Kaiser Pediatricians In The 70's!!!

Our Family The Best To be Sure see Chris in other pics

Our Family The Best To be Sure see Chris in other pics
God Is Good, God Is Love, Thank you, God

Chris and The Volcano

Chris and The Volcano
Did He Inhale??

Chris Gets His Goat

Chris Gets His Goat
Date: 1010/01/02/2010

The Father, The Son, The Holy Goat

The Father, The Son, The Holy Goat
We Ask Thou Blessing, O Lord

Kauai Krushers Poipu

Kauai Krushers Poipu
Hard Way To Fish

Well Not Skunked

Well Not Skunked
Chris And The Wrass

Adam and Eve

Adam and Eve
Dec 17, 2009, Another Famous Day!!!

Life is good again!!!

Life is good again!!!
My Bird and Xmas has arrived!!!

Sounds of Aloha!!

Sounds of Aloha!!
Our performance at Kahala Nui 12/3/09

Sounds of Aloha!!

Sounds of Aloha!!
Dan and I

Mac Keral (speaks Spanish) and me

Mac Keral (speaks Spanish) and me

Jeff on GW

Jeff on GW

'Tea Fer' x 2

'Tea Fer' x 2

'Two Fer' x 2

'Two Fer' x 2

Condo Sept 09

Condo Sept 09
WOW!! Compare this with 1974!!

Bill's last Sunday, His Church

Bill's last Sunday, His Church
He left it on Fire; see the Smoke!!! ( Who will be the new Pope?? )

Bill's last Sunday

Bill's last Sunday
with Crystal and friends

Bill's last Sunday at the Pullpit in Hickory

Bill's last Sunday at the Pullpit in Hickory
Still looks young!!!

Commander Walls with me last days

Commander Walls with me last days
A very special person, a joy to work with

A Wonderful Goodbye, Cherry Point

A Wonderful Goodbye, Cherry Point
My CO, Cap't John, old me, Mike, the Base Radiologist, and the Paddle for my Butt for leaving

My doctor friend and old guy: Truk Hospital 1971-73

My doctor friend and old guy: Truk Hospital 1971-73
36 years seem to fade away that day we met again in Ala Moana Park

Chuukese Missison Church Nuuanu

Chuukese Missison Church Nuuanu
Classic Chuukese dress for the women; the head pieces are called Marmars

Chuukese Mission Church at Nuuanu Baptist Honolulu

Chuukese Mission Church at Nuuanu Baptist Honolulu
The young people sing the rich Pacific island spiritual songs

Chuukese Family and Haole Guy

Chuukese Family and Haole Guy
my doctor friend with his large family under the Banyan tree

Chris

Chris
FrontSteet, New Bern

Jamming at the Dink's

Jamming at the Dink's
Patsy fills and thrills!!

WB&Ruth brought the cake

WB&Ruth brought the cake
Go Back 44 years!!!

Gretchen and Joey

Gretchen and Joey
with Shirley at our BibleStudy weekend in May09

Beer Can Chicken and my sister

Beer Can Chicken and my sister
NannynannyPooPoo!!!

Father&Son: Ren&Bill

Father&Son: Ren&Bill
Dock Devotion Time

GG&GW: Jonathan&GradyWhite

GG&GW: Jonathan&GradyWhite
Lift Off!!!

July 2 at Shacklebanks

July 2 at Shacklebanks
Chris, Buzz, Lee, and his boys-Lee manwhatatan!!

Horace&Fran

Horace&Fran
"This is so nice"

Chris' GRRR888 MUSIC

Chris' GRRR888 MUSIC
OneManCBand

Airport Reunion

Airport Reunion
TheCMan arrives!!!

Friday, January 28, 2011

Perils of old age/young heart

It's interesting the similarities we humans have-it's like parallel universes do exist and kinda nice when we meet up and share--
I met another 71-72 yo guy at the hospital where I just had robotic surgery--you know where the doc has fun, when all is said and done, he sits at his play station and fiddles with you inner nation!!
This guy had a wife with half her brain gone from the bad C; who was saying how lonesome they were when it seemed there was little or no communication with folks that seemingly should be doing so--that the world has become so saturated with cells, email, TV, and busy busy lives that things just don't connect anymore--with all our communication skills at hand the lonelier and more isolated we become, it's a paradoxical gap--his daughter in law and 2 grand children--strange coincidence, never called or wrote, seemed detached; the son called many times but the hidden message and gap the father felt was baring down on them and worrisome. I asked him if he prayed about this; he did over and over and sent messages to them--he was under considerble strain, his church was involved with them which helped. I told him that God would answer his prayers in His Time--however I was left with the feeling also that God does seem to leave us under difficult situations, I know I've heard it over and over: to test us--but we are left angry and hurt and want tell those who hurt us the truth, that their distancing from us does not seem to be God's Plan, but there own which is opposite from Jesus' commandment to us. Forgiveness can only come if there is communication. After we prayed we departed.

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