The Meems

My sister, Kathy, taught me to "find the funny" in life.  Back in the day, we laughed with each other and at each other until we were bre...

Broken home. I heard those words during homeroom my senior year of high school - 1975 - in reference to me. My face burned hot with emba...

This photo sums up Meems' existence. She's become a cuddly lump of blankets in a hushed room with soft rays of sunlight filtering throug...

"Why am I in prison?" Meems asked in a quiet, flat voice while pensively chewing on a tiny bite of a donut hole. Huh?! My brows wrinkled ...

Alan and I flew to Chicago yesterday for a visit with our firstborn. It’s been a weird trip so far. Two Days Ago: Alan called me at arou...

Now that Meems has entered into the Age of Slumber, not much happens in her day to day world. Her "present tense" has dwindled significa...

Note: I started looking over my old, dusty blog, "Finding the Funny" the other day. Some of you who are new to the Meems Scene may be i...

It had been a long, long time since I had received a letter. A real letter handwritten on pretty stationery. When I saw the return addr...

Meems' world is quiet and still. The woman who used to call me to tell me all about her dream the night before and what each lady at chu...

The summer after my fifth grade year, my parents divorced. The year was 1969. Meems, Kathy (my younger sister) and I moved to Waco to b...

A few days ago, a friend shared a picture of one of her favorite sentimental Christmas decorations. Hers was an old photo of "Mawmaw and...

During the time that Meems was still highly verbal but dementia recycled her thoughts like broken records, she told this story often. So...

Last Sunday, Alan and I slipped into Meems' room during nap time. She was fully enjoying some mighty sweet slumber. Since the move to t...

I woke up early this morning and opened the Amazon box that contained my newest toy. A baby monitor. Make that a Meems monitor. Meems' ...

I'd been dreading it. It finally happened today. Meems didn't know my name. I ran by for a quick visit after church. The kitchen of th...

Meems' move went really smoothly yesterday despite the cold and rain. My favorite moving company, C&D moving, arrived as the clock gonge...

I'm feeling really emotional this evening. After lots of prayer and consideration, I'm moving Meems to a new facility tomorrow. We have...

On my way into town a couple of weekends ago after a girl trip with my niece, my first stop was to visit Missy Meems. When I arrived at ...

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6:21 You can tell a lot about a person when you forage through all the...