Terry Hershey tells a story in his latest book, This is the Life, in which a first grade teacher asked her students to name one or more of the seven wonders of the world. Student answers came quickly like The Great Wall of China, The Grand Canyon, The Empire State building, etc. One student was…
Dear Friends & Family, I wanted to give you an update on Curt’s health as it has been awhile since I’ve written. First, thank you all for your prayers for our family and the practical support you have provided us this past year. We are grateful for the cards, texts, financial help and the…
I’m sure you’re familiar with the commercial in which the pharmacist approaches a customer and the narrator asks, “Are you concerned with mild memory loss?” As I watch it, I answer to myself, “Well maybe, but I don’t remember.” Sarcasm aside, there are several factors to be aware of that if implemented will help your…
Today is All Saints Day, in honor of saints known and unknown. In light of this, I’ve been thinking about my family tree. On my dad’s side of the family, his father (my grandfather) was an engineer for Union Pacific Railroad. He and my grandmother raised nine children in a three bed-room home in Southern…
When you feel emotionally, physically, or spiritually empty or drained, do you ever ask yourself, is what I’m going through worth it? I know I do. You may have made a principled decision. You may have taken an unpopular stand because you wanted to honor God. You may, like the last line out of Robert…
September 5- coming up soon. That’s the anniversary of the date of my diagnosis. In one way, I’m glad to celebrate. Amyloidosis, being so rare, often goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed for months or longer. And if that’s the case, treatment options become more narrow and often ineffective. So, September 5 is a cause for me…
There are places and times where God meets us in extreme hardship, unthinkable circumstances, suffering, and pain. Places where we’ve been reduced to nothing and Jesus becomes our everything. For some of us slow learners, it’s more a matter of recognizing him as our everything. He’s been taking care of us all along and we’re…
Dear Clients and Friends of Basic Skills, Just a brief announcement regarding changes here at Basic Skills. As of the 2019-2020 school year, we will not be offering classes. It’s been a pleasure to serve you by offering quality instruction for many years. Basic Skills will continue to make its focus on testing, tutoring, and…
Dear Family and Friends, Curt was able to leave the hospital last week and we were very thankful. The transplant was a brutal process and it really is hard to describe how difficult it was. His cells have begun the engraftment process and his immune system is being rebuilt. He is very weak and…
Dear Friends and Family, Thank you for your cards, text messages, phone calls, love and concern for us. I read them all but cannot always send a response. It gives me comfort. There are no words to adequately describe how grueling the side effects have been from the high dose chemo. Uncontrolled vomiting,…