Dedicated to all those whose service has made us free"Mommy can I pin the medal on grandpa's uniform today?" I asked."No dear this is not the time nor the place." She responded.My young years did not make me understand.I went to my father and said, "Daddy can I pin...
This morning when I woke up I dreaded going to work so I shouldered the burden of work upon my back. I walked to the front room and saw the stack of bills to be paid. Again the burden was put upon my back. I walked to my children's room and saw them asleep, dreaming...
My wife lay in the hospital bed, recovering from her liver operation, the chemotherapy treatment, and lastly coming out of a semi-coma. Her chances of survial were slim, about ½ of one percent, but survive she did. Phil, her son in law and I were visiting her, getting...
My wife had died from cancer resulting in the following questions. Why? What to do with my life? To resolve my personal/spiritual issues, I took a two week vacation to New Mexico. I will skip all the natural beauty I visited in that state and tell of meeting God.South...
My younger stepson had just completed his turn around from booze, poor attitude and drugs. He felt he needed for some of his friends to be exposed to my attitude and viewpoints on life. One of his friends we will call John was a Satan worshiper as were both of his...
All of us have been exposed to a ‘moment of truth’, a moment where one’s life can turn on a decision, an action, a happening. For better or for ill, my life seems to be one long series of moments that have changed my life and my perspective of what is important in...
My son Vince, actually my step-son but to me my son, had the misfortune of having an alcoholic mother and father. When I entered his life, he was shaking from being on speed. He was an addict at age 15 and had been arrested for stealing motorcycles. He had little...
