When You Hear That It Has To Go

Cut it out! Get rid of it! Throw it away! And gradually the pumpkin was transformed into a beautiful jack o’ lantern. We placed the candle inside the empty pumpkin, lit it and suddenly the jack o’ lantern shone with brilliance that lit up the whole room. Oohs and ahhs...

I Just Couldn’t Go On

I just couldn’t go on. It was pouring rain outside. Yes, it was a warm rain but it was literally pouring. On  my drive home from the office today I saw an elderly man walking. Holding a red umbrella, bent over walking , trudging  through the heavy rain. I just...

I Want A Life Of Bridges, Not Walls

Fear builds walls not bridges. Walls between people and cultures. Walls that prevent understanding and lead to pain and isolation. There was a young boy in my class many, many  years ago. A boy with a smile that lit up the whole room. He was new to the school that...

When You Can’t See Anything

Shining moments – I know they are there..all around us if we look But lately the cloudiness of our world- the news, and recent deaths and heartaches more than the actual cloudiness of this day block my ability to see shining moments. I looked at the blank page longing...