During my recent trip to Mindanao, Philippines, the warm hospitality added to the beauty of the island.Our host seated behind the steering wheel glanced toward the back seat. “Is everyone ready?”“Yep,” I said from the back seat. One friend sat to my right and the...
“Good morning everyone." Began the TV announcer. "Let me correct that. There is nothing "good" about this morning of September 26, 2004."He was right. We encountered, once again, an unwelcome visit from another member of the destructive and malicious gang: Charley,...
A chilly Bolivia, air hovered through our tiny, dark bedroom as my six-year old brother and I, only a year older, slipped out of bed. We grabbed our coats and put on our shoes. Without heat in our old home, wearing coats inside was as normal as the Spanish we...
Remember that catchy tune of the 70’s—“Macho Man” by The Village People? But that’s not my husband. He’s not a macho man. He’s not a muscular-bound hunk who, with one wink would melt me to nothing.Instead, I married a man I cannot understand. If you were to peek into...
Years ago, I was blessed with a gift that still ripples gratitude in me—not from my children but by my Mom.When my sudden blindness had darkened my world in every way, my parents also felt the gloom of my world. And even when I kept my anguish from them, I could...
Just when you think I've done the craziest things, I come up with another one. Some months back, in a moment of hilarity, a friend asked me a question no one had for twenty-three years. "Do you want to drive my car?" I laughed, and so did she.Then I thought what a...
“Hey, buddy.” I stroked my son’s new puppy’s silky ears. “What are you going to name him?” “Bogart.” My son said with pride in his voice. “Now, that’s an interesting name.” “Yeah, he’s not going to be a wimpy dog.” Humor With that name, I imagined my son had visions...