Photo Credit: Simon Berger @ Unsplash As Ella walked to number 115, her heart hurt, knowing it was the last time she and James would meet. She would miss how he always spoke the right words to uplift her spirits. When they first met, he seemed as strange as a Martian on planet Earth. His... Continue Reading →
Playing in the Park Diderot in Courbevoie, France, in May 2023 Many think that we are grumpy old people in need of assistance, Who should consider themselves fortunate to have lived so long. But we still have an inventory of gifts to share with the world. We aren’t sitting in fairgrounds prepared to sing our... Continue Reading →
I am not afraid. Fling the arrow of your hate. My God will shield me. Written for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge: Fling and Arrow.
Daily writing promptWhat profession do you admire most and why?View all responses Nurses are the heart of medicine. I greatly respect the women and men who dedicate their lives to the sick and helpless. The nurses spend the most time with patients, caring for our needs while encouraging us as surgeries or procedures await. They... Continue Reading →
Street art In Porto, Portugal near the port. Sarah had been dreading her 47th birthday. She tried to convince her family to forgo this occasion to meet and party, and she knew her parents knew why she was hesitating. She explained to her mother that she had the wherewithal to throw a grand and festive... Continue Reading →
Psalm 49: 16-20 (NIV) Do not be overawed when others grow rich, when the splendor of their houses increases; for they will take nothing with them when they die, their splendor will not descend with them. Though while they live, they count themselves blessed—and people praise you when you prosper—they will join those who have gone before... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptIf you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell?View all responses Once, a student at a prestigious university in California asked me why he paid for college but also had to do the work assigned. I explained to him that the product I sold as a Sociology professor was... Continue Reading →
The Chocolate Story Museum in Gaia, outside of Porto, Portugal, in the World of Wine complex I will not quibble with you over my fervent belief That my beloved chocolate in all its forms is a true panacea. I swear that when my days have deteriorated to insanity, Chocolate kisses are a talisman bringing sanity... Continue Reading →
August 12 is a rough day for me, but it is better now than seventeen years ago when my youngest child, my Black Knight, died after a painful struggle that only he could describe after a heart transplant. He stopped taking his medication. His choice, but I still wish I could have been at home... Continue Reading →
Daily writing promptWhat is the most important thing to carry with you all the time?View all responses I take my faith with me everywhere. Faith looks different for everyone. What we believe in or Whom we believe controls the universe impacts the level of love we are willing to give away to others and to... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 