Songs and Memories
I find it interesting how a song can trigger a memory, which can then trip a series of memories, and even emotions long buried.
Beautiful Christmas Gift
This is our first Christmas without Dad. After his passing back on September 1st after a 10 month struggle against a debilitating stroke that would eventually be his demise, we walk through Thanksgiving and now Christmas without him. I’m thankful that our faith assures us of his Heavenly home, where he is healthy, whole, and waiting for us. But there is still a deep ache, a feeling of loss, an emptiness we feel on this side of the veil.
Farewell Father
Our Brooks patriarch has passed away, and with him, the end of an era in our family. After a stroke cut him down several months ago, Dad finally passed quietly […]
Shocking News, Sobering Realizations
The doctor slipped between the curtains in Post-Op, and after pleasantries got right to the point- “We found cancer again, a 7mm tumor, but I feel confident we got it […]
Devotion
I’m in the middle of a tome by Adam Makos entitled “Devotion”. It’s the true story of two Corsair pilots in the Korean War- Jesse Brown, the Navy’s first African […]
Courageous Friday
I had the idea this morning over coffee, to reread the Gospel accounts of what we in Christianity call “Good Friday”, the day of Christ’s execution, specifically beginning in Mark’s […]
My Bodyguard
Back in junior high and high school, I was frequently the object of bullying, because of my rather small stature. To be sure, I could defend myself, being a wrestler and growing up with two younger brothers. But of course bullies are always larger than their victims, and usually bully in the presence of their friends, which gives them added “courage”.
An Open Letter To Christian Millennials
I recently engaged in an interesting conversation with several friends at work, two in my age bracket (younger end of the Baby Boomers), and one a Millennial. I don’t recall all the details of the conversation, but it primarily centered around the possibilities in the new year as well as the new decade we were entering. We talked about the kind of world our generation would leave to the next, and how the times appear to indicate we are moving ever closer to Christ’s second coming…
The Last Firefly of Summer
Last night, I saw it- the last firefly of summer. About 8:30pm, late dusk, and the warm blanket of night was settling across our back yard. I gazed out over […]
Buds and Blooms
I’ve been doing so much motorcycle writing, I realized I’ve neglected this personal blog. Time to chronicle some thoughts. It is now early March, time change is upon us, and […]
Rob Brooks 