A Pink Bible and Crumbs

I wiped off the table crumbs from dinner and headed towards the trashcan. As I walked past the bar, the color pink caught my eye and I turned to notice my eight-year-old’s pink Bible lined up next to mine. I’d walked past them all…

Jun 27

Are You Okay?

“Are you okay?” Ever answered “yes” when you knew you weren’t really feeling okay? I have Type 1 Diabetes. I was diagnosed at age 12. For 32 years I have walked the tight rope of my disease – careful not to lean too far…

May 9

5 Ways to Whack Satan

It was Sargent Singer’s Pizza Circus where I whacked my first mole. My 10th birthday party was there. Since we usually had parties at home, I was beyond excited to have a party at the pizza place. My friends and I were entertained by…

Jan 29

The Power of a Story

In days of old, before Snapchat and Facebook, before Instagram and Twitter, before removable type and the creation of mass produced literature and books, there was story telling. It’s the way one generation would tell the next of family heritage and how the world…

Jan 16

What Is This World Coming To?

“Hurricane Harvey Death Toll Hits 70” “Hurricane Irma’s Death Toll Now 73” “In Puerto Rico, Death Toll from Hurricane Maria Reaches 16” “Death Toll Rises to 360 in Mexico Earthquake” “Massive wildfires in U.S. Northwest destroyed habitats, threaten wildlife” “At Least 59 Killed, 527…

Oct 3