by denise budd rumble | This & That
I was just thinking about climbing under a cozy afghan and waiting for winter to melt into spring… Are you feeling down in the dumps and you just can’t muster the energy to climb out? Do you have an overwhelming urge to hibernate? Are you unusually tired even though...
by denise budd rumble | Faith, Family
Imagine that you are restricted to a wheelchair in a long-term care facility. I stride into your room and tell you about the love of God, then walk away. Would you listen to me? Suddenly, at the age of 55, a crippling stroke ended his life as he knew it. In spite of...
by denise budd rumble | Widowhood
It didn’t take long for me to realize I was in the wrong seat. The memorial service and reception was over. My immediate family and myself, plus my sister and brother and their families, gathered at a favourite restaurant for dinner. It was one of the “firsts”—those...
by denise budd rumble | Widowhood
The phone rang, but I was busy so I let the answering machine get it. No message. A couple of minutes later it rang again. No message. Quickly it rang a third time. I picked it up, annoyed that the person on the other end wouldn’t leave a message when I was so busy!...
by denise budd rumble | This & That
A new adventure has begun! Why don’t we give it a broad general name for now… how about “2021?” Let’s look down the road to see what’s ahead….. Hmm, mine is shrouded in fog…nope, it’s snow. I can’t see much at all! How about you? I’m feeling a little...
by denise budd rumble | This & That
I was just thinking about 2020. December felt different this year, as have most of the months of 2020. It has been a year unlike anything most of us have known. I heard these comments in December, “we can hardly wait until 2020 is behind us”, “finally the last month...
