Category Archives: death

Life Is Short

Posted on September 18, 2022 by Ray V.

Life is short and dead is for a very long time. I have debated a week as to whether or not to tell this story as I do not want people to feel sorry for me, nor do I want … Continue reading →

Posted in 25 blogs, death, family | Tagged Childhood memories, funerals, healing and completing relationships, parents | 5 Comments

Since I am a contrarian by nature, I will look ahead as opposed to looking behind me on this TBT. It’s been a few years since I shared this photo. It still makes me think every time I see it. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2021, 25 blogs, death, Steve Forbert | Tagged cemeteries, death, eschatology, life, steve forbert thirty more years | 1 Comment

Matters Of The Heart

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Ray V.

Have you ever been to a funeral and after hearing the eulogy, wonder if you were at the right service? A few years back, I was at a funeral for a man I knew and we were close enough that … Continue reading →

Posted in 25 blogs, death, Uncategorized | Tagged blogging, death, Future Lawyer blog, healthy psychology, obituaries, Rick Georges | 3 Comments

Each Morning

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Ray V.

Today, June 18, 2020, would have been my dad’s 89th birthday had he not died last September. A few weeks after his funeral, I was visiting my mom in New Jersey, helping her get a few affairs in order. We … Continue reading →

Posted in death, family, Leonard Visotski | Tagged family, funerals, keepsakes, Leonard Visotski, memories | 6 Comments

Seeing Sun Through The Fog

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Ray V.

This has been a very challenging Spring, OK…year. The unusually cool and breezy weather we have enjoyed the last few weeks has been replaced by the heat, humidity and gnats that South Carolina is famous for. Opened, screened windows have … Continue reading →

Posted in 2020, Babies, Blogs, daughters, death, dogs, family | Tagged daughters, death, dogs, love, NICU nurses, Stress, unrest | 7 Comments

You Never Know

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Ray V.

Saw a quote that said, “Speak to people in a way that if they died the next day you’d be satisfied with the last thing you said to them,” and I can’t emphasize this enough. Good point. It does have … Continue reading →

Posted in death, Philosophy, Photographs | Tagged death, healing and completing relationships, Kindness | 3 Comments

Thinking … Too Much

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Ray V.

I just heard that there are only 365 shopping days until Christmas (2020 is a leap year). Swell. Christmas seemed different this year. It was a great day, but it was different. We weren’t running around from place to place … Continue reading →

Posted in Babies, Christmas, death, Grandfather, Grandparents, growing old | Tagged Babies, Christmas, eschatology, getting old, grandfathers | 7 Comments

Funny Thing, These Coincidences

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Ray V.

Back in February of 2012, I posted a story on the old blog, entitled No One Answers. It was my admission that I kept the telephone numbers on my phone of several friends/associates who had died and would not … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, death | Tagged Blogs, cell phones, coincidences, death, Jimmy Evans, transitions, twenty-five blogs | 15 Comments

You Never Know

Posted on June 8, 2019 by Ray V.

This morning, I was reminded of the importance of telling stories and sharing experiences. The reminder caught me by surprise and vacillated between being a gut punch and a great big virtual hug. More importantly, I was reminded that you … Continue reading →

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Looking Behind Us To See The Future

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Ray V.

While culling down the over 5,000 images in my iPhoto, I came across this image that was posted a few years ago on the old blog. If one takes the time to ponder its significance, it is easy to appreciate … Continue reading →