My sister would have been 76 today. She was two years older than me, but she seemed more like a mother to me than a sibling. Whenever we lived in an aunt’s house because our parents weren’t able to care for us or didn’t want to, JoAnn was given responsibility for me. You can imagine... Continue Reading →
No Easy Streets
Easy streets are situations in which problems, difficulties, and worries can be avoided. I am a living witness that there are no easy streets in this life. Yes, there may times of tremendous financial comfort and security, but lives free of worries, problems, and difficulties simply do not exist. You cannot be too cute, too... Continue Reading →
Confessions of a Disaster Junkie By Douglas
I turned on the TV just in time to watch the second plane hit the tower on 9/11. When the tsunami hit Indonesia, I was glued to the videos. The same thing happened when the earthquake hit Japan. As soon as I heard about the volcano in Hawaii, I had to follow the latest update... Continue Reading →
Denigrating Another’s Pain
Kilauea’s eruption has held us enthralled for days now. We have watched as the lava crossed a road to consume a car, watched in the distance as one house after another burns. In general, we are seeing the total destruction of these people’s lives and dreams. By the time the lava stops, some peoples whole... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 