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I am beginning to move all my old blog posts from my old Blogger account into my current account, so I thought I would start with the Facebook notes that would eventually turn into my blog. It’s hard to believe it has been nine years since I woke up in a Neuro ICU bed inContinue reading “A look back… “What’s Next? Revisited””

I should’ve been in bed an hour ago. I’m worn out: tired from my day and still feeling the affects of putting in 21 hours of overtime last week. But there’s just something peaceful about watching him on the couch. In the middle of “Rescue Bots,” I heard it: that sweet little snore. Most snoringContinue reading “Got you, Bud”

3:51 AM The first chords of “Wake Me Up” by Aloe Blanc rudely cut through the morning silence. I reluctantly move my arm from underneath the warm blanket to clumsily reach for my phone to hit the bright orange snooze button.  4:00 AM “Feeling my way through the darkness…” Aloe’s back again; this time thereContinue reading “My NSU Story”

“I’ve been there; that’s why I’m here.” – Kenny Chesney   Hey there, gym goer.  It’s me. I’m not hard to miss. I’m the fat guy you’ve never seen in here before.  I’m sorry for disturbing your routine.  I know it is frustrating for you seeing all these new people in your gym after theContinue reading “That’s Why I’m Here”

I have written this story once. It seems almost silly to tell it again. I have a notebook full of drafts; stories I have began to write but could not quite finish. I should go back to one of those. Maybe pick up where I left off. Maybe I should turn one of the one-linersContinue reading “Rubie’s Hat”

“I spent one year away trying to change a day, but the past cannot be chosen.”  –  Shaded Red, “One Year” Seven years ago, Four Six 3 started as a blog so I could share my life experiences after an MRI showed a tumor on my right auditory nerve at the base of my brainContinue reading “One Year”

3:51 AM It is a time when most are still sleeping comfortably in their beds. Sensible folks with families have been in bed since 10, and they will not wake for at least another hour or so. Even the late night rousers have called it quits after a night of revelry and Waffle House. ButContinue reading “Beautiful Places”

In June of 2017, my grandfather, James McDaniel, passed away, and I had the distinct honor and privilege of speaking at his funeral.   “They don’t make them like they used to,’ you always used to say. That’s why everything you’ve ever built is still standing here today.” These are the first words of aContinue reading “Big Jim”

A blog post from two years ago came across my Facebook memories three days ago, and as I reread the words I had written, I said, “Lord, we’ve seen so much hurt: so much loss. I hope these words aren’t poignant again for a long time.” But I know that my God is sovereign, andContinue reading “Home Again”

“You were at the altar: preacher’s hand upon my head. You were in the water when I came up clean instead. You’re still in my story when my tears fall on the dirt. You’re there in the morning wrapping grace around what hurts.” I believe it is in our DNA. We want to feel asContinue reading “You’re Here”