Yesterday I paused outside the deli in my office building to let pass a rather harried looking mother pushing a stroller loaded with a variety of shoulder bags and a small little girl.My mind was elsewhere and I never actually saw what caused it, but halfway through...
At thirty years old Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) was a rising star in Europe. He had made his mark in music, in theology, and in philosophy. But then he announced to the world that he was going to Africa as a jungle doctor. The world was shocked. His colleagues at...
A third knock sounded on the old worn door. I stumbled through the dark, tripping over things and making a lot of noise. "Hold on I am coming. Just wait a second" I shouted. I felt along the cold wall and finally found the door handle. Grasping it I flung open the...
A water bearer had two large pots, each hung on the end of a long pole which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water at the end of the long walk from the stream to...
If you put a buzzard in a pen six or eight feet square and entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of his ability to fly, will be an absolute prisoner. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of ten or twelve feet. Without...
If I could catch a rainbowI would do it Just for youAnd share with you Its beautyOn the days You're feeling blue If I could build a mountainYou could call Your very ownA place to find serenityA place to be alone If I could Take your troublesI would toss them In the...
I have a family cruise coming up and my baby sister paid for my flight to Miami and the cruise. I had prayed about new clothes ... not because I don't have clothes but because the last new clothes I had was 2 1/2 years ago and was a gift. It has been some time since I...