Impact
Image by Stephan Wusowski from Pixabay June 7, 2022, started out in normal fashion as I began my morning ride across Kipling Boulevard to get to Crown Hill Park. For years I have loved riding my purple cruiser bike with the cushy seat and matching purple helmet along...
Redefined
Image by Jeff Jacobs from Pixabay His physical strength and prowess had always defined him. For most of his life, Simon the Cyrene took pride in using his abilities to help others. From lifting heavy tree branches to digging trenches to plowing fields, people in his...
The Teacher’s Unfolding
Image by Harish Sharma from Pixabay “Miss Smith,” Alex kept tapping me on the shoulder. His was a gentle tap, this glasses-wearing, learning-loving student whom I adored. Teachers can’t let on they have favorites, but Alex was a student I will always remember, not...
Open Heart
Image by Raiko Runge from Pixabay They came from the abandoned lot next to the beach resort. Two strays, looking for food. Resort staff told us they were a momma and her puppy abandoned several months ago. “Blanca”, was the playful white puppy who followed...
See Their Faces
Image by wendy CORNIQUET from Pixabay I see the turning wheels of his unique autistic mind helping him remember each step of the rehearsed blocking and choreography. His eyes, the windows to his precious soul. I marvel at his talent: the strong, perfect-pitched...
America’s Heart Dilemma
Photo by Michael Fenton on Unsplash On the twentieth anniversary of the act of terrorism wrought upon America September 11, 2001, former President George Bush gave an impassioned plea to not only guard against future violence from enemy nations, but to also resist the...