We are so happy to bring back our "Guy Side" column in honor of its original author, William (Bill) Tome. Beginning with this month's issue, writings of various, very special male colleagues/authors will be shared with our readers. This month we want to introduce Brother Paresh Haldar of Kolkata, India, West Bengal. Brother Paresh, his [...]
Dear Ones, There are times in life when sorrow and joy go hand in hand. That was my experience on August 22 upon receiving word of the home-going of Mary Tome’s husband, Bill. You are already aware of the invaluable relationship Mary and I have both personally and in the ENI. But this is about [...]
Our “Guy Side” Guy has Gone Home to Glory It is with an incredibly heavy, but yet joyful, heart I write that, my guy - our “Guy Side” Guy - has gone Home to glory! My best friend, Bill, went to heaven last month just two days before our 50th Wedding Anniversary. We have been [...]
“William Tome” My findings in the Thesaurus about “William” and “Tome” indeed aptly describe our William Tome in its lengthy list of synonyms. However, my choices herein are closest to the Bill I knew and they come straight from my heart. William: “Protector” - Tome: “A Classic Work of Art” Although in theory that may [...]
William “Bill” Tome Our relationship lasted for many years, but this was one of those special relationships that went deeper because we just “connected.” Even though we came from different parts of the country and had different backgrounds, it was just a God-thing that caused a connection that time or miles could not change. Before [...]
Not everyone puts their mother or father on a pedestal. Many today are unworthy of that adulation. Those of us who have had parents worthy of reverence in any manner are indeed blessed. My Dad was one such man. Perfect? Far from it, but the idea of hoping for perfection in anyone you care for [...]
OBITUARY: William Andrew Tome August 29, 1947 – August 22, 2018 William (Bill) A. Tome, son of Maurice U. Tome and Dorothy Dutch Tome was born in Trenton, NJ and entered Heaven early Wednesday morning, August 22, 2018 at the age of 70 after a long battle with cancer. Having had his Mother, [...]
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Add a Little Sugar While You’re Salting the Earth That’s another treasure I found in my “gold mine” folder marked, “For e-Newsletters.” It’s from a teaching I did in 1993. The emphasis was on frantically SOUNDING THE ALARM and living in perpetual spiritual warfare mode. Swords drawn. Ready for battle. Obviously, that message has been [...]
I'm sitting here with the screen door open and a lovely, cool mountain breeze drifting into the log cabin we call home in NC. I like it A LOT MORE in the summer than in winter when the logs do a less than desired job of keeping out the cold. BRRRR! Today...it's PERFECT! The freshness [...]
