At times, beauty comes upon us suddenly and without fanfare or warning, and in the moment when beauty is revealed, it is only eyes open and prepared, by whatever means, that will behold or even just glimpse the wondrous revelation, however quick and transitory the images and times of beauty in...
The Red Glazed Ashtray I Made in Kindergarten With the Kindness of Mrs. Goodwin One treasure on the two-drawer chest in the middle, more or less, of my study, is the red glazed ashtray, or what remains of it now, that I made in kindergarten, my only year at Sylmar Elementary School. What has...
A Tale of Two Signs, of Two Minds and Hearts, of Two Paths & Perhaps a Cautionary Tale *** One afternoon some months ago, I took my weekly extended walk, a path of about three and half miles, and as I traveled through my neighborhood and wended my way through the side streets and cul-de-sacs,...
In Mexico City, We Bought Handmade Flowers, One the Color of the Blue and Another of the Yellow of the Ukrainian Flag, and a Third One of Pink, Because it was Pretty, from the Young Woman of the Gentle Smile *** Dinner at the seafood restaurant across the tree-shaded street from our hotel in...
Scripture: Mark 10:13-16 Thursday, May 26, 2022 Dear Pastor Xxxxx, As your recent words on Facebook expressed, I also share an almost stupefying despair and torment and omnidirectional anger concerning the deaths of the nineteen children systematically murdered one by one in their classroom along...
Sunday Message to Older Grandchildren - May 15, 2022 Introduction Usually every Sunday, I send a Sunday message out to my older grandchildren, and the message below, was sent out on May 15. As I state in the message, while enjoying the view of the moon through the fruit trees of our backyard at...
Joseph the Cat, Safe and Sound and Still Residing in Chernihiv, Ukraine Кіт Йосип, цілий, неушкоджений, все ще проживає в Чернігові, Україна *** Introduction I received a few comments about my May 1, 2022 posting , "What Cat Doesn’t Enjoy a Little Sun?". One was from a cat lover insisting on more...
I Said Before I Die I said before I die I wish to spend an afternoon, A day, Watching, observing, and beholding, From a hill, The passage of clouds, after a storm, Huge and white and immense in silent beauty. For this would thrill my heart And deeply satisfy my soul. And later, a month or more, a...