Caroline sat on the floor, tears streaming down her face, feeling as if she were coming apart at the seams. Everything was going wrong in her life. The promotion that everyone thought was hers had been given to an outsider. Her boyfriend had ended their relationship. Staring at the picture in a magazine of a... Continue Reading →
When I was a professor in California, I asked a class on Culture and Society to not use their electronic devices or email for three (3) hours, and then to write a paper on the results. The answers were fascinating and eye-opening. So, when I saw the prompt was Technology, I decided to address their... Continue Reading →
Joe tried not to get drunk at last year's party, Determined that no amount of pain would impinge, But, he failed to take into account once more, The fancy drinks made with Sweet Revenge. So, he celebrated as usual a little too much, And began the new year with many hurts. "Never again," he declared... Continue Reading →
I started this blog exactly 18 months ago as a ministry, a means of telling my stories and the lessons I learned regarding the love of God and His intervention into our lives. From its inception, I have enjoyed the very act of writing, which commands us to think and feel in new ways with... Continue Reading →
Douglas and I were headed to the grocery store, when I spotted a sight that seemed so incongruous to me: cotton fields. On both sides of the road were fields of white that looked as though it had snowed. It was a beautiful sight, one that really touched my soul, not because of the whiteness... Continue Reading →
I was walking through slimy mud and fallen leaves, trying not to fall, when I started across this wooden bridge with the words, "Smile More" painted on it in yellow paint that could not be missed. I stopped to take a picture, but had the strangest feeling that the message was aimed at me. I... Continue Reading →
I received a call on last Friday night about a death. I had not spoken to Sharon in over 30 years, and I assumed that I would be the last person she would want to tell of her brother's death. He was, as the Bible says, the husband of my youth. I was 19 years... Continue Reading →
Not buying gifts for each other turned out to be weird. Waking up on Christmas day with no packages to open, no surprises, and no oohing and aahing over gifts made yesterday seem like somehow we had ended up on the moon. On Monday, I suggested going out and spending no more than $10 on... Continue Reading →
As Douglas and I walked along the green-way, I saw the words seen in the photo above. It was not your normal graffiti. It made me stop and wonder what would freeing my mind actually entail? Indeed, is my mind closed in some areas, but open in other areas? As we walked along the pavement,... Continue Reading →
One of the Christmas stories from our family archives is the time my oldest daughter's declared that she thought that I was the "real" Santa. It came as a surprise for me. I love telling the story to new generations. When the children were young, I couldn't find work in my hometown, so I moved... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 