Dragon Laffs #2468 Happy Halloween

Posted on October 24, 2025 by impishdragon

I’ve been alternating orange and black for Halloween but I want to write this in blue so you know this is from my heart. 

Izzy and I were at the hospital today for a routine lab test and I had a little bit of a medical issue with her. I don’t want to go into what it was because she’s an adult now and it’s not my place to say, but suffice to say that she is fine, but it was scary. Now, I will say that even though I’m dad, and she’s my little girl, even at 23, she’s still my little girl, I didn’t freak out because I just don’t do that. It’s one of the things that made me such a good 911 dispatcher. 

But, what I did find is that I wanted to pick up my phone and call Mary, her mom, and tell her what was going on … let her know what had happened … I even reached for my phone for one quick second.

Then I remembered.

And I not only realized how hard it was for me to do this alone, but for Izzy to do this alone and I got a little angry. I’ve been struggling a little with anger and depression these last couple of weeks mostly because of the furlough and the approaching holidays and wondering if I’m gonna be able to do Christmas for Izzy and such, but this anger was a little different. I was mad because I was alone.

But I’m not alone. Because God and Jesus are walking beside me at all times. The Holy Spirit resides within me. That’s where my calm spirit comes from in times of trouble. 

When I got home and got her settled down, (she’s currently taking a nap) I opened my email and got this outstanding little essay from brother Pete. It goes like this:

I don’t know who wrote this or when but, for those lucky to still be blessed with your Mom, this is beautiful…….For those of us who aren’t, this is even more beautiful.

Pete

 

The young mother set her foot on the path of life. “Is this the long way?” she asked.
And the guide said: “Yes, and the way is hard. And you will be old before you reach the end of it. But the end will be better than the beginning.”
 
But the young mother was happy, and she would not believe that anything could be better than these years.
 

So she played with her children, and gathered flowers for them along the way, and bathed them in the clear streams; and the sun shone on them, and the young Mother cried, “Nothing will ever be lovelier than this.”

Then the night came, and the storm, and the path was dark, and the children shook with fear and cold, and the mother drew them close and covered them with her mantle, and the children said,
“Mother, we are not afraid, for you are near, and no harm can come.”
And the morning came, and there was a hill ahead, and the children climbed and grew weary, and the mother was weary.
But at all times she said to the children,” *A little patience and we are there*.” So the children climbed, and when they reached the top they said,
” *Mother, we would not have done it without you*.”
And the mother, when she lay down at night looked up at the stars and said, “This is a better day than the last, for my children have learned fortitude in the face of hardness.
Yesterday I gave them *courage*. Today, I ‘ve given them *strength*.”
And the next day came strange clouds, which darkened the earth, clouds of war and hate and evil, and the children groped and stumbled, and the mother said: ” *Look up* . *Lift your eyes to the light* .”
And the children looked and saw above the clouds an everlasting glory, and it guided them beyond the darkness. And that night the Mother said,
“This is the best day of all, for I have shown my children God.”
And the days went on, and the weeks and the months and the years, and the mother grew old and she was little and bent.
But her children were tall and strong, and walked with courage. And when the way was rough, they lifted her, for she was as light as a feather; and at last they came to a hill, and beyond they could see a shining road and golden gates flung wide.
And mother said, “I have reached the end of my journey.
And now I know the end is better than the beginning, for my children can walk alone, and their children after them.”
And the children said,
“You will always walk with us, Mother, even when you have gone through the gates.”
And they stood and watched her as she went on alone, and the gates closed after her. And they said:
“We cannot see her but she is with us still.
A Mother like ours is more than a memory. *She is a living presence……” Your Mother is always with you* ….
She’s the whisper of the leaves as you walk down the street; she’s the smell of bleach in your freshly laundered socks; she’s the cool hand on your brow when you’re not well..
Your Mother lives inside your laughter. And she’s crystallized in every teardrop.
She’s the place you came from, your first home; and she’s the map you follow with every step you take.

She’s your first love and your first heartbreak, and nothing on earth can separate you. Not time, not space… not even death!

Not even death.  

Izzy still has her mom, deep in her heart. In the things that she taught her, the examples that she set, the love that she feels and that I still show.

I learned a really big lesson today, a couple of them in fact, and I guess I just wanted to share them with you, my family. For now, I’m gonna close out this opening and move on to the real Halloween episode and hopefully put a smile on your faces…so … 

So, I guess according to this I’m ALMOST an old fart.

There’s nothing wrong with being single.

So what if 7.5 billion people don’t want to be with you.

Does this make any sense to ANYONE?!?! Why in the world, does China own ANY farmland in our country? Do we own any farmland in China?

Okay, so that’s dark!

I just replaced the air freshener can with an air horn in the church bathroom…

…now we wait!!

Me: How many loads of laundry can this hold?

Salesperson: Ma’am, this is a dining room table.

Me: And?

Welcome to adulthood…

You get mad when they rearrange the grocery store now.

I don’t understand how a cemetery can raise its funeral prices and blame it on the costs of living.

When a woman asks you to guess her age, it’s like deciding whether to cut the blue, red, or green wire to diffuse a bomb.

I’m so sick and tired of my friends who can’t handle their alcohol. Last night they dropped me three times while carrying me to the car.

It’s perfectly okay to talk to yourself and it’s perfectly okay to answer yourself. But it’s totally sad that you have to repeat what you said because you weren’t listening.

I’m giving up drinking until Christmas.

Sorry, bad punctuation…

I’m giving up. Drinking until Christmas.

Okay, finishing up the last of the Halloween pics now…

I’ve just renamed my Wi-Fi network to “Police Surveillance Van #02”. That should keep the neighbors on their toes for a while.

And that is IT my friends.  

Wow!  What an issue!  I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

So, until we meet again, may God Bless you with Love and Happiness.

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2 Responses to Dragon Laffs #2468 Happy Halloween

  1. jhjoseph's avatar jhjoseph says:
    October 24, 2025 at 19:56

    I do believe you covered all of your Halloween promises. Thanks.

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  2. Leah D's avatar Leah D says:
    October 24, 2025 at 17:57

    Bob, and Izzy,

    This past year studies and research have shown that a piece of the baby stays in the mother, and so is true a piece of mother stays in child.

    My mind doesn’t remember, because for me, I don’t care what the piece is, platelet or what, I just loved the idea.

    There has to be a very good reason this happens, but science knows not. However, we know how God works in mysterious ways, and can accept it as being a good thing. Hopefully Izzy, you can feel your mother within you, and draw from her strength today and always.

    Bob, thank you for including the mother story. I had it, made a picture book with it and gave it to my mother on Mother’s Day. I can no longer open the file I had saved it in.

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