Category Archives: Love

Those Who Help Me Be

Posted on May 11, 2013 by russtowne

(Source: Megan at I Stop For Suffering) Thank you to all of you who help me be. Your love, support, and friendship, are precious to me. Love, Russ

Posted in Friendship, Love | Tagged being, friends, Friendship, Helping, kindness, Love, precious, support | 6 Comments

I had just finished reading a book to Thomas last night and had put it down. He picked it up and said “More” clear as day. Have I said lately how much I love my grandson and his parents? As … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Children, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Gratitude, Love, Miracles, Photos That Touched Me | Tagged books, Grandchildren, Grandparents, Grandson, photo, reading, sharks | 23 Comments

When No One Else Was

Posted on April 29, 2013 by russtowne

(Source: Lessons Learned In Life / Love Quotes Photo) Thank you To all who Were there with love When no one else was –Or would have been Had you known me then. Love, Russ

Posted in Friendship, Gratitude, Love, Photos That Touched Me, Poetry I Wrote | Tagged friends, Friendship, Grief, hard times, Love, photo, photograph, poem, poetry, sadness | 28 Comments

This Just Seems So Right Somehow

Posted on April 25, 2013 by russtowne

Image by Stephen Shugerman/Getty Images. Source: BuzzFeed I just learned that the voice of Mickey Mouse (Wayne Allwine) and the voice of Minnie Mouse (Russi Taylor) got married in real life. Sometimes fairy tales really do come true. Love, Russ

Posted in Following Your Passion, Love, Marriage, Photos That Touched Me | Tagged BuzzFeed, Getty Images, Love, marriage, married, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, photo, photograph, Russi Taylor, Wayne Allwine, Wayne Shugerman | 8 Comments

Updates & Quotes

Posted on April 19, 2013 by russtowne

Hi, everyone. Contrary to circumstantial evidence, I remain among the living. Though I’m back home, a dead computer, new Windows 8, a backed up sewer line, and other “opportunities to learn and grow” have dramatically slowed down my quarterly letter … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundance, Adventure, Children, Dreams, Grace, Grandparenting & Grandkids, Growth/Learning, Love, Marriage, Quotes I Love | Tagged beloved, daughter-in-law, dreams, Family, father-in-law, grace, Grandchildren, grandfather, Grandparents, grandsons, imperfections, Love, relocation, snow, son, true, walking, wife | 15 Comments

“I Know What Will Make You Feel Better…

Posted on March 23, 2013 by russtowne

(Source: Dogbook’s photo via Paws to Talk) …A Great Big Hug Every Day!” That sounds like a great prognosis and prescription to me! Love, Russ

Posted in Animals, Children, Love | Tagged Dog, Dogbook's Photos, girl, great bigh hug, hug, humor, Love, Paws to Talk, photo, prescription, prognosis, stethoscope | 10 Comments

The Kindness Connection

Posted on March 22, 2013 by russtowne

It happens every time I experience Love in Action Whether it’s Kindness to me From me Or to others by others I feel a connection To humankind The spirit within me And the universe That makes my heart smile Fills … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Kindness, Love, Poetry I Wrote | Tagged action, alive, fills me, gratitud, heart, heart smile, humankind, kindness, Love, love in action, mantra, motto, part of it all, poem, poetry, smile, spirit, universe | 3 Comments

To Gnome Me Is To Love Me

Posted on March 2, 2013 by russtowne

When My Beloved and I went on our honeymoon we were young and on a fairly tight budget. We drove to various places. During the trip we took a detour to the Oregon Caves. On our way to them, on … Continue reading →

Posted in Grandparenting & Grandkids, Imagination, Love, Photos I Took | Tagged Gnome, Gnome Home, Gnomes, honeymoon, newlywed, newlyweds, Oregon, Oregon Caves, To Gnome Me Is To Love Me, Tom Clark | 8 Comments

Wind and Fire

Posted on February 27, 2013 by russtowne

“Distance does to love what wind does to fire… it extinguishes the weak and fuels the strong.” I love this saying and believe it to be true and profound. This was sent to me by the wonderful lady who married … Continue reading →

Posted in Commitment, Courage, Loneliness, Love, Marriage | Tagged Afghanistan, friends, helicopter, loneliness, Love, marriage, sacrific, service, war | 8 Comments

Collateral Compassion and Kindness

Posted on February 25, 2013 by russtowne

When you see a man led to prison say in your heart, “Mayhap he is escaping from a narrower prison.” And when you see a man drunken say in your heart, “Mayhap he sought escape from something still more unbeautiful.” … Continue reading →