The ache is there, does anyone really care?The tears they fall, they fall to deaf ears,Does anybody see our breaking heartOr care to understand and do their part? The ache is there, does anyone really care?We beg and plead, and our souls we bare,We tell them exactly...
I don't even know his name. I didn't think to ask, our encounter was so brief. But I still remember his face, and his eyes.It was a usual chilly morning, not much past dawn when I turned off the highway, taste buds set for a good hot cup of coffee. As I rounded the...
Many years ago, when my children were ages 10 and 6, I went through a very trying time. I had just lost my husband of 7 years, to escape abuse. I managed to get a job with a nursing home as an aide for the elderly and moved in with a "friend" to share living...
As a young girl I remember a very special doctor name Dr. William Robert Vincent. I had been to several doctors as a child, but I have a special place in my heart for Dr. Vincent. In my eyes I see Dr. Vincent as my hero. He was a Paediatric Cardiologist at UCLA...
"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." -- Hebrews 13:2 KJV‘Lord, forgive me; I had missed the opportunity.’ There he was holding the door open as people continually passed by to enter. I hurried through the door...
It was just another ordinary day as she performed her tasks at a large university as an administrator working with Hall Monitors and residents. It wasn't uncommon for students to pop in to say a welcomed "Hello" or the like. This particular day would bring something...
About thirty years ago (written in 1955) a class in sociology at Johns Hopkins University made a scientific study of one of the worst slum districts of Baltimore.Tabulations were made on cards, 200 of which were marked "Headed for Jail." On each card was the name of a...