Cheri was allowed to go home from the hospital yesterday and seems in good spirits. Tomorrow, we might know whether or not this is actually cancer we’re dealing with. All indications are that it is. Everyone is, sort of, in a state of holding off on any significant emotion for now. They and I are…
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Yesterday was pretty uneventful for my mother-in-law. There was an attempt at putting a stent into her bile duct and performing a biopsy on her pancreatic tumor. However, since her potassium levels were so low, they were afraid to put her to sleep. They began dealing with those electrolyte levels. With any luck, they will…
Back in 2010, my mom had a liver transplant. I remember that being a great day because we had had so many trying times leading up to it. We knew Mom was going to be okay. It was just a matter of how long it took her to get a new liver. Yesterday, my mother-in-law…
Approximately six months before the birth of Jesus Christ, was the birth of Elisabeth and Zachariah’s son, John. Mary had gone to the home of Elisabeth and Zachariah to visit. Luke 1:41 states: “And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was…
Tomorrow is the Spring Reunion for the Scottish Rite of Chattanooga. There, I will receive my 4th-32nd degrees. This is a lot different than the anticipation before my 1st-3rd degrees. Before, I had a small idea about what to expect. This time, I have no idea what to expect. All I know for sure is…
Lodge/Person Name Charter/Birth Date Notes Rotrou, Seigneur de Nogent c. 935 Fulcuich (Fulcois), Count of Perche c. 965 Count of Mortagne Hugues du Perche Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais bef. 1030 Fulk IV, Count of Anjou 1043 le Rechin Fulk, King of Jerusalem bet. 1089 & 1092 Fulk the Younger, Fulk V Count of Anjou Geoffrey…
I attended the 203rd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Tennessee this week. It was fantastic meeting so many other brothers from so many other places. I lost count of the times I found myself shaking hands with one of the Grand officers and had no idea. They’re just normal guys and brothers, like…
I decided a while back that I was going to attempt to learn my 3rd degree lecture without any other help. This means that I have no way to learn it other than going to 3rd degrees around my area. Well, tonight I finally turned in the lecture in an opened lodge. That’s a nice…