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A firefighter’s tribute

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Mary K. Smith

Whether you love it or hate it Facebook is often a great way to connect. Today, a friend tagged me in a post, I clicked it to discover this. along with this text Honoring two friends who will now go … Continue reading →

Posted in Firefighting, Uncategorized | Tagged Chris Good, EGH, Everyone Goes Home, facebook, fire service, firefighter, John Smith, Keep the Faith, KTF, Remember Fallen Brothers, RFB, Sam Terry | Leave a comment

Rainbow Stars

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Mary K. Smith

I stumbled across a game on Facebook called Rainbow Stars. It is described as: A beautiful, score based, chain reaction game where popping the stars leads to a fantastic eruption of color and sound. In in you click a spot … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged another mindless facebook game, facebook, life, Rainbow Stars, stars | Leave a comment

Team Smitty for the Philly LiveStrong Challenge is up and running!

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Mary K. Smith

“We will forever remember, respect, and honor JP and never give up the battle that he fought so hard against.” — David Duskin (from the Team Smitty Facebook Page) I was just thinking that I needed to get Team Smitty … Continue reading →

Posted in Annapolis Fire Department, Events in honor of John, Life after John's Death, LiveStrong Challenge, Nathaniel | Tagged August, August 21 2010, August 22 2010, David Duskin, Dough Rathell, facebook, JP, Philadelphia, Philly, Philly LiveStrong Challenge, Team Smitty, Team Smitty Facebook Page | Leave a comment

What is left of John’s facebook account

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Mary K. Smith

Somebody took it upon themselves to “memorialize” John’s facebook account. This basically stripped his account. I can’t believe that somebody would have the audacity to do it without consulting me– you know– his wife. I LOVED how John wrote… I … Continue reading →

Posted in Life after John's Death | Tagged dead, eradicated, facebook, John, Mary, me, memorialized, Nathaniel, raped, stole, stripped, thanks, what's left | Leave a comment

What a day…

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Mary K. Smith

Okay… if a day has ups and downs… today was a roller coaster… mostly downhill… some of it straight downhill… Feeding the horses went fairly smoothly. All of the horses got a blanket check and I couldn’t believe how thick … Continue reading →

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“No Balls”

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Mary K. Smith

Today, a friend and her daughter came over and we hung out and worked on some organizing around the house. I decided to tackle the trash bags sitting in the computer room that had been brought from AFD– John’s personal … Continue reading →

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Peaks & Valleys

Posted on August 17, 2009 by Mary K. Smith

My buddy Steve tells me often, “peaks & valleys,” “gutters & strikes.” In the course of a day there can be so many emotional moments- part of the day is wonderful… part, not so much. Today, was one of those … Continue reading →

Posted in Cats, Friends, Life after John's Death, Nathaniel | Tagged Bald Eagle, Beach Church, blue heron, Boat Church, breakfast, Buck's, charmer, crying, down, facebook, familiar faces, guitar, heart, husband, job, John, kestrel, kiddo, LiveStrong Challenge, Love Always, McCloud, misisng John, misty fog, money's worth, mosquitos, Mourning Dove, nap, Nathaniel, night shift, Nights, one of those days, online friend, Pastor Mark, peaks, Philly LiveStrong Challenge, Punkin, Rascal, sense, Steve, tattoo, valleys | Leave a comment