The small coincidences continued to mount up over the next few years. Most of these coincidences were so small they barely registered as being worth notice. However, they were happening so often that I began to wonder if they might be signs from God. Despite these increasingly frequent little signs that seemed to have no… Read More The Offer (I’m Glad) I Didn’t Refuse: God Moment 1
During the first several years of Abby’s presence in my life, I was beginning to notice a lot of coincidences. Most of these coincidences were small in nature, such as reading a seemingly obscure word in a book or newspaper while someone said the same word on radio or TV. To me this was pure… Read More The Offer (I’m Glad) I Didn’t Refuse: Coincidences
1998-2006 My attempts to draw Abby to the Dark Side failed spectacularly. As it turned out, she was just too sweet to travel any further down the path than singing “The Imperial March” and that, in itself, was probably just a case of happenstance. Had Mitch been watching The Big Lebowski instead of The Empire… Read More The Offer (I’m Glad) I Didn’t Refuse: Mr. Potty Mouth
1998 It became apparent at a very young age that Abby was a singer. She had the uncanny ability to hear and learn a song from one of her inane children’s television programs after just one or two viewings and singing that song almost to perfection. It was cute the first few times I heard… Read More The Offer (I’m Glad) I Didn’t Refuse: Dark Lady of the Sith
“Well? What is it?” Joe was beside himself. “Hm? What’s what?” I answered disinterestedly as I watched Mary and Mitch accept the well wishes of family and friends. “Don’t get cute, chowderhead,” Joe barked. “What are your going to do as Abby’s godfather? You knucklehead.” “Oh! That!” It was almost too easy to get Joe… Read More The Offer (I’m Glad) I Didn’t Refuse: Hook, Line, and Sinker
A Lifetime Ago in a Neighborhood Now Far Away 