I have always been intrigued by the story of the Good Samaritan… but like many of the parables I was told in Sunday School, it didn’t go far enough, for we were never told how the story ended. The intended lesson was obvious: we are to help all who are in need, but to what extent…
1Psalm 121:1-2 KJV I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, From whence cometh my help. I am increasingly concerned for the sorry condition we are leaving this Pale Blue Dot for future generations. Although I have tried to set an example for mankind to follow, as have many others, it doesn’t appear we…
~ Life gets frustrating at times… and when we see others enjoying the amenities of life that we ourselves desire but do not have, we often become envious of them, especially when they display a contemptuous attitude toward us. I question at times the purpose of evil in our world…but then I am reminded, that…
Last weekend I attended a morning worship service for the first time in many years, and must say that, although I felt a bit uncomfortable in a Pentecostal Spanish speaking environment… I enjoyed it very much. The enthusiasm of the congregation, as they began their worship with song, and the warmth of their acceptance of…
Genesis 2:7 Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. Although I no longer believe that the Bible is the Word of God, it does have many good stories, such as the story of…
Some of the most memorable and important days of our life, pass us by unnoticed, and it is only when looking back, that we can fully realize their significance. I was the second child in our family, stuck between a bratty sister, two years my senior, and a spoiled little brother that was two years…
Most of us live just ordinary lives, each day followed by a routine that seldom varies. Many, if asked, can not recall but only a few memorable days when life was extraordinary for them. Graduations, Promotions, and Wedding days are a few of these Occasions, as is Falling in Love for the first time… by…
I have always enjoyed reading people and have, in fact, spent the majority of my life doing just that. I like long novels about interesting people with some mystery in the pages, which tempts me to go to the final chapter to find out how it ends… but I don’t, because I know that if…
My very first poem was written while sitting in a storage closet. I was trying to escape the all-seeing eyes of Commander Shedrack, our Director of Nursing at Quonset Point Rhode Island, my first duty station after boot camp. I had been a Professional Psychiatric Nurse before enlisting in the Navy but suddenly found a…
I am not a perfectionist… I can accept the fact that mankind is flawed and that most of what I know and see in others is only a facade… behind which hides an undeveloped personage, that if given the chance, could become a luminary. This seldom happens, however, and the bud withers and dies without…