There’s no gentle way to say this, so I’ll not try. My wife is at the end stage of a terminal condition. As is always the case there’s some uncertainty. Weeks are possible, days are probable. Woodpile Report will go dark for a while when it happens.
Prayers up for Ol’ Remus and his wife– God bless them both.
JackFebruary 24, 2020, 10:59 AM
Prayers for you and your wife Remus. Thanks for all you do.
jwmFebruary 24, 2020, 11:42 AM
May the Lord bless her and keep her. Prayers for the both of you.
JWM
captfleeFebruary 24, 2020, 11:49 AM
As a caregiver whose wife is well past earlier prognoses of her demise and is yet hanging on, you had best believe that I will be filling the ether with prayers for the Remus clan. This is hard news to hear.
ghostsniperFebruary 24, 2020, 1:00 PM
horrible
TrangBang68February 24, 2020, 2:14 PM
My prayers also. Life has a lot of sorrow, doesn’t it?
azlibertarianFebruary 24, 2020, 2:37 PM
From what little that I understand, Remus’ wife’s illness isn’t new. The amazing thing is that he has kept up his weekly posting for as long as he has. I once wrote to a now long-abandoned blog, and as our host will attest, writing is work. It takes time and effort. Doing all that while you have an ailing loved-one is very difficult.
joedaddyFebruary 24, 2020, 4:45 PM
My go to person on Tues. Prayers.
Auntie AnalogueFebruary 24, 2020, 6:18 PM
Kyrie eleison.
Snakepit KansasFebruary 25, 2020, 5:02 AM
Prayers from Kansas.
Bill in TennesseeFebruary 25, 2020, 5:24 AM
For years now, the WP has been my Tuesday morning go to site for news that flies under the radar screen and for survivalist tips. I am sorry to hear this and am praying for Ol’ Remus and his wife.
Walt GottesmanFebruary 25, 2020, 6:44 AM
Remus begins each Woodpile Report with an appreciation of a masterpiece of painting and the artist who created it. His entire blog is itself a masterpiece, one of sanity and survivalism, written with insight, clarity, fearlessness and yet good humor. I don’t know his age but he reminds me of the World War II veterans who were my mentors in the 1950s and early ’60s: my Boy Scout troop leaders; my favorite high school teacher who had been a bombadier in the war, shot down and kept in a German POW camp, a tough and brilliant man who was also an artist and sang in his church choir; my own dad and mom, both WW II vets. Remus and his wife are in my prayers.
Joseph WilsonFebruary 25, 2020, 8:25 AM
The Lord be with you both.
VanderleunFebruary 25, 2020, 8:32 AM
In mine too. Prayers at eventide and prayers in the new morning.
pfsmFebruary 25, 2020, 8:51 AM
In mine too. I lost my wife to cancer, gradually over a period of half a year. The Lord be with you both.
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Gerard Van der Leun
1692 MANGROVE AVE
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Oh dear. Woodpile Report reports today:
Gerard Van der Leun
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Prayers up for Ol’ Remus and his wife– God bless them both.
Prayers for you and your wife Remus. Thanks for all you do.
May the Lord bless her and keep her. Prayers for the both of you.
JWM
As a caregiver whose wife is well past earlier prognoses of her demise and is yet hanging on, you had best believe that I will be filling the ether with prayers for the Remus clan. This is hard news to hear.
horrible
My prayers also. Life has a lot of sorrow, doesn’t it?
From what little that I understand, Remus’ wife’s illness isn’t new. The amazing thing is that he has kept up his weekly posting for as long as he has. I once wrote to a now long-abandoned blog, and as our host will attest, writing is work. It takes time and effort. Doing all that while you have an ailing loved-one is very difficult.
My go to person on Tues. Prayers.
Kyrie eleison.
Prayers from Kansas.
For years now, the WP has been my Tuesday morning go to site for news that flies under the radar screen and for survivalist tips. I am sorry to hear this and am praying for Ol’ Remus and his wife.
Remus begins each Woodpile Report with an appreciation of a masterpiece of painting and the artist who created it. His entire blog is itself a masterpiece, one of sanity and survivalism, written with insight, clarity, fearlessness and yet good humor. I don’t know his age but he reminds me of the World War II veterans who were my mentors in the 1950s and early ’60s: my Boy Scout troop leaders; my favorite high school teacher who had been a bombadier in the war, shot down and kept in a German POW camp, a tough and brilliant man who was also an artist and sang in his church choir; my own dad and mom, both WW II vets. Remus and his wife are in my prayers.
The Lord be with you both.
In mine too. Prayers at eventide and prayers in the new morning.
In mine too. I lost my wife to cancer, gradually over a period of half a year. The Lord be with you both.
My prayers are with you and your wife. Thank you for one of the enjoyable things I look forward to each week. God bless you and yours.
I sent him a personal email, as I have done from time to time. My second husband died January 23rd. I know the pain all too well.