Gerard's Thoughts and Commentary

My children: Michele, Mark, David: After going to the licence place, I took the new transferred car registration into Mom's car. As I opened the passenger door and put the registration into glovebox, the memory of our last trip together came to me. It was to see Martha, Kristy's friend who lives near Lake Chelan, and where we met her. Together, we had a great visit along the lakeshore. As I entered the house, that recollection began an intense wave of grief...and Cuddles, too, was wining. So I picked her up and for only the second time since Mom (Donna) had passed away, I, we, sat down on the loveseat where Donna usually sat. The intense emotional wave and tears of grief were still flowing. Finally, and still teary-eyed, I "felt" a peace begin to flow over me. A slight "voice" came to me, a feeling, that she (Mom/Donna) "heard" my deep sorrow in missing her. It was a blessed moment and gift to me from Donna, that through God and the Holy Spirit, ...

Sunday Morning, July 27, 6:45am As I sit outside facing East toward the sun, with splintered rays reaching toward me...statues of the Holy Family...in my green, park-like back yard...I ponder what Heaven must be like...nearly 5 years ago, I had this powerful wonderment as to where and how our daughter, Kristy, was...is she safe, free of all worldly pain and cares, now those identical thoughts are fully present again...but this time it so different.. after nearly 45 years, a part of me is no longer here in the flesh, those sparkling, twinkling eyes, and most precious smile are now so void with this incredible feeling of emptiness...yet, my feeble faith tells me she is not gone, except in human terms, but transformed and lifted high into the most precious arms of Jesus and His mother, Mary (and our Father, Abba). She is now Home. And at that, although very difficult at times, I say, Amen! She ran her race and she finished in “first place.” You are not only in a “better place,” YOU are n...

Donna Marie (Kelly) Mohs Donna Marie Mohs, 67, of Marysville, WA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 6, 2025, entering her eternal Home. Donna was born on August 16, 1957 in Martinez, CA to Allen Eugene Kelly and Gloria Kay (Jordan) Kelly. Donna - wife, mother, daughter, sister, grandmother, aunt, teacher, and friend - courageously battled diabetes, kidney, and liver diseases for the past two years. Donna grew up on a small farm-like property in Lynnwood, WA where she tended to her beloved family animals. Her present cat, Cuddles, was always found resting on Donna’s arm. She graduated from Lynnwood High School in 1976. After high school, Donna worked at the Kodak Fotomat Drive-through booth catching the eye of her future husband. Additionally, Donna was employed by Eldec Corporation. Donna dearly loved her four children while making extra effort to bond with her seven grandchildren: ages 4 to 22. She especially enjoyed teaching them, creating crafts in the “cottage” or at...

 I love you, Donna! It is with great sadness to say Donna - wife, mom, sister, grandmother, aunt, and friend has passed away early this morning: 7/6/25. The past 2-plus years she battled diabetes, liver, and kidney diseases. Finally, in a matter of days her body shut down. Donna was one of those rare bigger-than-life individuals and a profound hub and source who sought pleasure in “making life” happen. She had a precious smile and laughter. Please keep Donna and our family in your prayers as we navigate the next several days, weeks, months ahead. We will greatly miss her. There will be a celebration at the Mohs’ in the coming week(s).

  Planned Parenthood previously claimed abortion procedures should be legal, rare, and safe. They have since abandoned that “montra” as no longer effective. While it may be true that abortion is legal, it is certainly not rare; abortion is definitely not safe for women. Consider this: Beginning March 2021, three women required emergency (911) care during or after an abortion at Planned Parenthood. Specifically, March 12, 2021, a woman returned to the Planned Parenthood - Lynnwood Health Center following complications (hemorrhage) from a medical (pill) abortion. This individual was taken to an area hospital. A second time, February 15, 2023, a woman suffered a possible perforated uterus requiring a 911 call from the Everett Health Center - Planned Parenthood Clinic. The woman was transported to the local hospital. And a third time, 17 months later on July 24, 2024, a 911 call was placed from the Everett Planned Parenthood Clinic as another woman was in urgent medical distress during...

  July 29, 2023 Family & Friends: There is no easy, pretty, clean way of saying this other than to rip-off the band-aid and go for it. Unfortunately, I now belong to the ugly “Cancer Club.”  I went to the walk-in clinic on July 19th with a 50-cent sized lump below the skin on my upper right neck, cervical lymph node, immediately below the earlobe. The Dr. ordered a CT scan (step 1) which came back positive indicating a suspicious area suggesting cancer concerns and set up the next step with Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Dr. ENT performed an in-office fine needle aspirate (step 2), two separate needle draws sent to the lab, which on July 26th - my b/d (ok God, is this supposed to be funny?), revealed positive malignant cells (cancer “C”). ENT Dr. is very aggressive in his multi-step approach :). (Step 3) is an Ultrasound guided Biopsy which is set for August 9 @ 3:00pm.at the hospital to learn detailed data on this cancerous tumor. Then, there is the one to two weeks patiently w...