I stayed in Dad's room Monday night knowing I was not willing to leave him again.  I was with him when he stopped breathing, when his heart stopped beating.  Everything since then has been surreal. For two and a half years he has dealt with lung cancer or bladder cancer.  He has had a continual … Continue reading Floating in the Abyss →

http://www.memorialsolutions.com/sitemaker/memsol.cgi?user_id=1843789 John Russell, 85, of Oskaloosa passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016, at the MHP Hospice Services Serenity House in Oskaloosa. John Wayne Russell was born April 25, 1931, in Iowa City, Iowa. He spent his first few years of life at the Iowa Soldiers’ Orphans’ Home in Davenport. John was brought home to Oskaloosa … Continue reading Obituary →

  April 25, 1931 until the morning of August 23, 2016  

Traffic was coming to a halt in the middle of highway 163 a couple of miles outside of Pella.  Which is weird.  Very weird.  Even slow farm equipment doesn't usually bring it to a stop.  I strained to see around the big diesel dually carrying 4 Amish gentleman in front of me but still couldn't … Continue reading Shades of Death →