GlenndeavourA Wonderful Adventure

One of my dearest friends of the past decade is Celeste Laney of Scottsdale,Arizona. I don’t know when we first bonded, but bond we did indeed.She is always so positive and inspirational that I asked her to speak at my 80th birthday party.I guess that that was sort of self serving because she always has [...]

Randy, at age 12. I am now at his home in Ft. Collins Cdolorado and he is now 13 plus 38.
Ramona and I flew to Denver last Saturday and I stayed that evening with Ramona in Loveland,Colorado. On Sunday we celebrated Randy’s birthday and also honored the three fathers that were present, namely, Randy [...]

On Sunday, June 17th our Randy will have reached the half century mark.I will not have access to a computer on that day so I choose to honor hime today.
Ramona has been in Phoenix the last two days and I will accompany her back to Colorado on Saturday. On Sunday we will gather to honor [...]

I picked Ramona up at Phoenix’s Sky Harbour airport yesterday after noon and we drove by the Maricopa County Hospital where she will be attending a trauma worksop today and tomorrow. After taking another course she will be teaching a trauma course at the new Loveland, Colorado heart hospital. It will be the only [...]

“Happy the man, whose wish and care
A few paternal acres bound,
Content to breath his native air
In his own ground:

Whose herds with milk, whose field with bread
Whose flock supply him with attire;
Whose trees in summer yield him shade,
In winter fire:

Blest, who can unconcern’dly find
Hours, days, and years, slide soft away
In health of body, peace [...]

James Weldon Johnson, ed. (1871–1938). The Book of American Negro Poetry. 1922.
The Creation
James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938)
(A Negro Sermon)
AND God stepped out on space,And He looked around and said,“I’m lonely—I’ll make me a world.”
And far as the eye of God could see 5Darkness covered everything,Blacker than a [...]

Go Down, Deathby James Weldon Johnson (A Funeral Sermon) Weep not, weep not,She is not dead;She’s resting in the bosom of Jesus.Heart-broken husband–weep no more;Grief-stricken son–weep no more;Left-lonesome daughter –weep no more;She only just gone home.Day before yesterday morning,God was looking down from his great, high heaven,Looking down on all his children,And his eye fell [...]

Left to right: LINDA- Jennifer-Jewell-Emily

Front row- My sister, Vivian and Don Helgeson

This was a picture taken at their 25th wedding aniversary. They have since celebrated thier 50th anniversary, but this is about Linda.

Linda has been a nurse in ER for many years in Bemidji, Mn. and has now completed her Master’s degree [...]

A twelve inning game last night and we lost 5 to 4 , but what a game.Barry Bond bated 5 times and only reached base once. He struck out twice. I watched the first two games on the tube but was at the game last evening- What a thrill.Thanks Brigid, Thanks Dan