Hello? Is anyone still there?
Tuesday 12 August 2008 at 9:54 pm.I don't know if anybody still comes around this little corner of the world wide web anymore, but I wanted to let everyone know that:
I'M BACK!!!
As you see, there is yet another look to the site. I downloaded the new BETA release to the blogging software and I hope you like it. (The back end is a LOT different and will take some getting used to.) And I obviously have a lot of customizing to do on the sidebar. But I'll get to all of that in good time.
I have longed to get back to my blog and spend time with my blogging buddies. I knew that school would take a lot of time and that I would have to decrease my blogging. But between school, ministry, starting a new job, Mom passing away, and a host of other things that take place in life, I lost my ability to blog.
Let me start by thanking everyone who prayed and sent condolences to me and Chic. Losing Mom was really tough even though it was expected. There really was no way to prepare for it. When I got the news that Mom had passed on, I responded in typical DK fashion: refuse to believe it and it won't be so. But no. It was so, and I had to deal with it. I was thankful that Dad was by Mom's bedside holding her hand as she took her last breath. May God bless Dad's loyalty and devotion to her.
I also want to thank Chic for her endless hours of service to Mom. Chic was there for whatever Mom and Dad needed, whenever they needed it. May God bless her serving heart (with a really great job, maybe?)
Anyway, school is done and I'm getting settled into my new job. And now, with my newly freed-up time, I'm blogging, putting together the 2008 Men's retreat (The banner for which can be seen at the top of this page!), and I just agreed to be the den leader for my son's Wolf den. So all my free time just got taken up again...but this time with the things I WANT to do instead of the things I HAD to do.
I look forward to rebuilding the relationships that I was unable to maintain during the last year or so. And I look forward to building new ones, as well.
God bless you all and let's have some fun!
sixteen comments
Danny,
We are glad to have you back and we all get how crazy things of life can be.
I understand how hard it is lose your mom. I’m so sorry for you and Chic. I miss my mom every day. I can say that it will feel better in time, but it has to be your time.
As always it sounds like you’ve refilled your plate.
Being a den leader and the Committee Leader was a blessing to me. I loved doing stuff with the kids. Heads up never look away from the nail when you are holding it for the boy while he swings the hammer. Parents will burn themselves with hot glue guns. Make every step up special with ceremonies. My favorite was the one where the brave took a piece of the sky and a piece of the sun then poured them into a pot with dry ice . Candles are fun but you will always have that one pyo kid. As you can tell I loved it.
God is blessing your path.
I’m glad to hear from you.
Milly (URL) - 13-08-’08 12:11Hi everyone. Now that DK is back, so am I.
Chic - 14-08-’08 21:00Mom’s passing is bittersweet. I miss her so much sometimes, typically have moments of tears before I go to sleep.
However, on the brighter side, if you can call it that, she is no longer in any kind of distress. It was so difficult to see her like that. She was a proud woman and for her to get weakened by her disease and depend on others was hard for her I know. Normally, I am a homebody. But after Mom passed away, all I seem to want to do is visit people. It’s weird. But I like it.
No job just yet, but soon. I have to be positive about this. Because, well, if I don’t have one soon, then…. I don’t know. Guess I’ll figure something out.
Ok, may I ask where byevad is?
Good to ‘see’ you Milly! Thank you for your thoughts.
Chic,
Danny can send my email to you if you want to talk. I will say that I miss mom all the time but it will be easier. I hits me at odd times.
I’m praying for the job.
Milly - 15-08-’08 18:28So great to virtually see you again DK.. or is it JM these days :)
I am sorry to hear of the passing of your mom.. please accept my sympathies.. I know how difficult these times can be.
Is byevad still around? Look forward to visiting again!
Blessings, Bob
Kansas Bob (Email) (URL) - 16-08-’08 11:46DK, glad you’re “back.” I wandered by today even though the RSS feed was empty to see if there were any recent comments. I had to resubscribe.
Very sorry to hear about your mother and I’ve prayed for you and Chic and families.
chip - 17-08-’08 22:04Hey, welcome back. Sorry to hear about your Mom. We jsut lost Maria’s Dadna ndher Grandmother in the same month earlier this year. It was hard, but both were ill and it was expected.
Some questions/comments on the new site: – Did your feed address change? I’ve got no new posts indicated on Bloglines, but no error either. – Ditt on on the email notification. I used to get emails of new post, no emails on this one or the next. – The text formatting buttons don’t seem to work. – Is there no more login for commenters? Just wondering.
Ther you go, some tasks to fill up your ‘free time’.
salguod (URL) - 18-08-’08 12:58WOW!!! Look at everyone! This is super encouraging to see all of you.
Thanks for the kind words about Mom. They mean a lot. Salguod, I’m sorry to hear about your losses, too.
KB,
Byevad has been just as busy as me. I doubt he’ll be making too many frequent stops by. He’s doing well. But he is busy.
Salguod, I’ll assume that when the host of the site installed new servers, the RSS feed got thrown off. I haven’t actually delved too deeply into the features of this new software. The back end alone is so different that I haven’t had time to add any other features for the front end. I’ll get there, though. I’ll look into the comment editing toolbar. Probably just a click of a mouse button in the configuration pages.
DK - 19-08-’08 07:04Good to see you back to blogging, DK. You and your family have been in my prayers these past months.
Nephos (Email) (URL) - 27-08-’08 23:09This seemed like the best place to post something which would otherwise be desperately off-topic …
The Secret Service has done a “security sweep” at the home of Mitt Romney’s sister.
Gee, I wonder what the timing of this could portend?
http://www.rollcall.com/news/27733-1.htm..
Jackson - 28-08-’08 23:07Well well well…fot the last coupla weeks, the rumor mill had been flying around quite a bit around the New England area about Romney being the chosen one. This adds a bit of an exclamation point on it, don’t it?
BTW: Unless Romney is McCain’s running mate, I won’t actually be voting for President. I’ll simply write Romney in.
Thanks for the article, Jackson.
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