It's been two years. But in some ways I am sure it feels like no time has passed, yet, in other ways it may seem like decades have run past. This morning, I awake with both the Traynor's and my brother's family on my mind. I share this again, in remembrance and in tribute to Dennis. Time passes, and supposedly heals all wounds, but still there lies a void where a man once walked among our lives. Continue Reading...
Remembering Dennis Traynor and Pearl Harbor
I wrote the following piece last year. I haven't changed anything from then. I am thinking of and praying for the entire Traynor family today, and this season. I am also reminded of the historical significance today's date brings with it, in Pearl Harbor Day. I can only imagine how our troops felt as the events of December 7th, 1941 unfolded. Likewise, I can only imagine the feeling that comes Continue Reading...
God’s plan – A tribute to Dennis Traynor and his family
I sit here with a heavy heart and tears in my eyes, as I cannot seem to make myself move a muscle. This is another tribute piece, not much different from one I wrote just weeks ago. Some of this is unchanged as truths and observations needn't be corrected or updated here. That said, this is specifically and uniquely a tribute to the life of Dennis Traynor. He was taken from us all before we would Continue Reading...