Tag: love
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Life
Looking Back on Nearly Five Decades of Engineering, Business, and Service A Personal Reflection — October 2026 As I look back over nearly 48 years of working in engineering, telecommunications, technology, business, and community service, I find myself thinking less about accomplishments and more about the opportunities I have been given, the people I have…
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Happy 88th birthday, Grammy Frances
Remembering Grammy Frances A Celebration of Frances Wayne Doggett Smith September 19, 1938 – May 3, 2002 On September 19, 2026, we remember and celebrate Frances Wayne Doggett Smith, known lovingly by her grandchildren as “Grammy Frances.” Had she been with us today, Frances would have celebrated her 88th birthday. Her birthday is an opportunity…
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The Radio Link and the Soul: What Forty-Seven Years in Rural Infrastructure Have Taught Me About Work, Technology, Life, and Faith
I remember standing out at a metering station back in 2007, somewhere off a caliche road you wouldn’t find unless you already knew where you were going. East Texas co-op site. Quiet place. The kind where you can hear the wind before you see it. That radio link we were depending on had been put…
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Joshua Blake Hargrove 4-9-2026 memory
Joshua Blake Hargrove lived with joy, love, and a growing heart for Jesus. Though his life ended too soon, his legacy continues through lives touched, a youth ministry that endured, and a calling that shaped his parents’ lifelong service.
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The Radio Link and the Soul: What Forty-Seven Years in Rural Infrastructure Have Taught Me About Work, Technology, Life, and Faith
The author reflects on the challenges faced in maintaining outdated technology in rural systems, emphasizing the emotional burden it brings. Despite operational constraints, they advocate for shared responsibilities and spiritual integration as solutions. They stress the importance of resting, mourning changes, and recognizing that meaning extends beyond technical reliability and is rooted in faith and…
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What I Do and Why
The author reflects on a career dedicated to infrastructure design and community service, particularly in broadband expansion for underserved rural areas. Guided by the profound grief of losing their son, Joshua, at eighteen, the author aims to channel love and compassion into helping others. This journey emphasizes the significance of presence, community, and honoring lost…
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The Long Road Between Pain and Peace
Life moves like that song from Bosch—slow, deliberate, a little haunted, and honest enough not to pretend things are fine when they aren’t. You wake up carrying yesterday with you. Some memories refuse to loosen their grip. Loss. Regret. Questions that never quite resolve. You learn early that life does not hand out clean endings,…
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December 5, 1927 – September 6, 2013
🎂 Happy Birthday, Dad Today we celebrate Robert E. Hargrove—a man who showed us that the greatest gifts aren’t found in stores, but on the banks of the Neches River. Dad gave us something precious: a love of the outdoors and the simple joys of being together. Camp Hargrove was his classroom, and we were…
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Standing Between Darkness and Light: Reflections at Sixty-Seven
There are moments in life when movies, memories, and years of lived experience weave themselves into a single thread. Looking back from sixty-seven, I can see how the stories that once entertained me now speak with deeper meaning. They shine a quiet light on what I have carried, what I have learned, and who I…
