by David Hayward | May 31, 2020 | David's Letters, I'm okay
Years ago I read a short story by Chaim Potok. I can’t even remember the name of it. It was a story about a teenage boy who was the child of very religious parents. Potok describes the daily in and out of the family’s life, and the constant microscopic examination of...
by David Hayward | Apr 19, 2020 | David's Letters, I'm okay
Appreciating the What Is During the What Isn’t I don’t know about you, but I’m finding this solitary existence rather difficult lately. I’m missing cuddling with my wife even though we live remotely in the same house (her being a nurse). Touch. And hugging my kids....
by David Hayward | Mar 6, 2020 | David's Letters, I'm sad
Reverting Back Hi my friends. I had to make an emergency trip back to my parents’. Dad’s taken another bad turn and they need my help. He’s got some dementia and Parkinson’s as well as other issues. He’s now on a list for a Nursing Home. We’re dealing with all kinds...
by David Hayward | Feb 16, 2020 | David's Letters, I'm confused
I’m in my sixties and I’m still growing. I don’t ever want to stop. My latest challenge? One of the things that has lied dormant since I left the ministry and the church 10 years ago is making music. I wrote and sang my own songs, and led worship. My beautiful Taylor...
by David Hayward | Jan 31, 2020 | David's Letters, I'm scared
THE FEAR OF FREEDOM Just the other day I was driving and realized how free I was. I also felt a tinge of nervousness: what if I’m lost and don’t know it? Isn’t the nature of deceit that you’re so deceived you don’t even realize it? There’s nobody taking care of me to...
