I just turned on the TV and what I saw was the end of a Hallmark movie called When Love is Not Enough – prehaps you saw it.  It’s the story of how AL-ANON began by a loving, devoted wife of an alchoholic.  Her name was Lois Wilson and she was quoted at the end of the movie, “Hearts understand in ways minds cannot”.  Just think about those words – they’re lovely…  Before writing this blog entry, I Googled it & learned that now, besides AA & AL-ANON, there’s also ALATEEN.  If you’d like to know more about it, please don’t hesitate to just Google it.  For anyone needing free counseling, please contact Dr. Paul Stripling, Director of the Hand-in-Hand program at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey, which offers complimentary counseling for anyone experiencing any kind of grief, no matter what is causing your grief.  If you’re on the fence about reaching out for help, I beg you… make that call today – there’s help, there’s HOPE!  (254) 753-3691

Today would have been my wife’s big 5 0 !!!  I married an older woman – my 50th’s not till next mo!!  So… how’s the best way to mark such a day?  What do you do?  It’s been less than three years since she died – doesn’t seem possible…  Some of our family went to dinner with close friends – that’s how I decided to ‘celebrate’.  It was fun – we told some old stories & laughed a lot:)  It felt good & seemed like the right thing to do.  You know… I really believe an evening like I just spent helps us remember the happy times, and oh… there were plenty of happy times!!!  How do you mark such a day?  What do you do?  How do you ‘celebrate’?  Or do you?  If not, why not?  There are no rules – you’re neither right nor wrong… I’m just wonderin… let’s share what works, and why – come on folks… let’s help one another!  Won’t you share your story?!?!  Please:)

I strongly encourage you to check your body for cancer as best you can.  Please go for professional tests.  It’s not gonna save your life, but it’ll postpone your death until that very second, on which God has decided is best for you!  I’m not asking you to think about it – I’m pleading with you to do it now.

Planning in Advance is smart, practical, saves money, and allows you to pay it off over time.  There is one thing… you probably only oughta plan with a Funeral Home you believe really will be there for ya when your time comes.  Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey is surely the most stable of all the area Funeral Homes – I’m just sayin…