Three years ago, I knocked on my neighbor’s door to borrow a cup of sugar. Norma answered in a floral housecoat, one eyebrow raised, and said, “You don’t look like…
To laugh often and much;To win the respect of intelligent peopleand the affection of children;To earn the appreciation of honest criticsand endure the betrayal of false friends;To appreciate beauty,to find…
We are the last generation who will remember what silence sounded like before the world learned to buzz. Look at us now and you might see wrinkled hands, careful movements,…
If you were born between 1930 and 1946, you are part of something incredibly rare. Less than 1 percent of your generation is still with us today. You are now…
THE ASCENSION The Ascension saw Jesus rise,Leaving earth for heavenly skies.From mortal bounds, He took His flight,To be the glorified Lord of eternal light. Our loved ones, too, in death…
She stood there in a thin hospital gown, her wrists trembling in handcuffs. Ninety-one years old. Arrested for felony theft. Judge Marcus stared at her, speechless. This was not what…
Do you ever wonder what we need to do to start up “The Mother Teresa Effect”? Here are some of the latest find-a-need-and-act-on-it statistics on poverty – 330,000,000 people daily…
One day a seven-year-old granddaughter said to her grandfather, “In this family we are kind of serious about God, aren’t we?” Grandpa said, “Yes, we sure are.” And the little…
I’ve been a barber for 20 years, but the day an 82-year-old man collapsed screaming on my shop floor, my job stopped being just a job. “Please… I just want…
I was at the grocery store this morning and heard a loud crash and something shattering. Being nosey, I walked towards the sound and saw some people whispering and looking…
A life of prayer is a process. It is not simply a rote repetition of standard prayers. Here is a wonderful Prayer Process that fits well in the Month of…
The day before Christmas a father got very upset when he saw his 3-year old daughter wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight that Christmas and he…
After dinner on Mother’s Day a mother was washing the dishes when her teenage daughter wandered into the kitchen. Horrified to see her mother at the sink, she exclaimed, “Oh,…
I almost threw a punch in the checkout line last Tuesday. Not because I’m violent, but because at 74 years old, I finally woke up. My name is Frank. I’m…
Truth! Boy, at all times tell the truth,Let no lie defile thy mouth;If thou art wrong, be still the same —Speak the truth and bear the blame. Truth is honest,…
TO HAVE A GREAT DAY…..DO THE FOLLOWING….. In moments of stress and anxiety I will remain calm and peaceful. I will not react to what is being said or happening.…
