A couple of weeks ago, my dad, who is seventy -six, had total knee replacement surgery on his left knee. He came through the surgery just fine and although they told him he would be in the hospital five days he was able to leave in three. He had a local anesthetic and...
"There are no hopeless situations; there are only people who have grown hopeless about them."I never considered myself unique, but people are constantly telling me I am a miracle. To me, I was just an ordinary guy with realistic goals and big dreams. I was a...
That wise and sensitive poet Shel Silverstein wrote a short verse he called "The Little Boy and the Old Man." It goes like this:Said the little boy, "Sometimes I drop my spoon."Said the little old man, "I do that too."The little boy whispered, "I wet my pants.""I do...
It started out like any other day. Then, after lunch, as I was standing at the sink washing dishes, my six-year-old son came up to me, tugged my t-shirt to get my attention, and started talking. I have no idea now what he said because my attention turned to his teeth....
Sweeping meadows, covered bridges, fields of tall corn and a rambling old farmhouse. That is how I remember my childhood summers. Every summer I would visit my grandparents in southern Illinois. I would spend at least a month there in the countryside surrounded by...
When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you. You thanked her bycrying all night long.When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk. You thanked her byrunning away when she called.When you were 3 years old, she made all your meals with love. Youthanked her...
BLESSED are the husband and wife who continue to be affectionate and considerate, loving after the wedding bells have ceased ringing.BLESSED are the husband and wife who are as polite and courteous to one another as they are to their friends.BLESSED are they who have...