Every fall the first five years I lived in Florida, after living in Maryland for over twenty years, I took a trip back home. I missed the autumn leaves. I missed the autumn smells. I
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Be Prepared
Be prepared. As I type this on August 24, 2017, in anticipation of needing to evacuate my home soon, I’d like to share what the Weather Underground headline states: Dangerous, Rapidly Intensifying Harvey Expected to
Read moreTale of Two Very Different Sisters
This is a tale of two very different sisters. One I’ll call Carolyn. The other I’ll call Sandy. Several years ago while their mother still lived, Sandy often flew from her home in Texas to
Read moreNot All the Heroes Come Home
Towards the end of the Viet Nam war, I was in high school and worked part-time in the Navy Exchange store at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, outside Washington, D.C. You might
Read moreA String of P.E.A.R.L.S. for Dad
With Father’s Day coming up I thought of what each of us could give those in our lives who are either our fathers, have been like a father to us, or are the father of
Read moreLove Wins Out
I’d like to tell you a story of what happens when love wins out. Once upon a time, long ago, in a land far away, an innocent man was betrayed by a friend. He was
Read moreDeath Does Not Have the Final Word
It started last year on Easter Sunday with the death of a very dear friend in Maryland; a man I’d known for forty-four years. Within weeks of his death, another special friend in Florida died.
Read moreAmazing Grace Indeed
Decades ago, I mixed up the cleaning solution bottle for my contact lens with the wetting solution bottle you use when you put your contacts in. Yep. Pretty stupid. And extremely painful. Because my eye
Read moreLove That Will Not Let Us Go
There is a love that will not let us go. A love that will never let go no matter what may come our way. It is God’s love. God loves us with an everlasting love.
Read moreLet The New Year Begin
The beginning of a new year is often a good time for reflection. Reflection on where we’ve been, where we are, and where we are headed. While none of us can say with any degree
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