"Meetings for this, meetings for that. I hate them! You've worn me out! I'm sick of your religion, religion, religion, while you go right on sinning. When you put on your next prayer-performance, I'll be looking the other way. No matter how long or loud or often you...
When we were looking for a house Marianne and I had lofty and grand expectations. You know, that "dream house" each of us can describe right down to the door knobs.Reality, however, kept those dreams in check.I can clearly remember saying that we needed to look at...
Wow! I was eating some microwaved popcorn this afternoon and I noticed that less than half of the bag popped. I was bothered because I was all set to enjoy my "natural and healthy" snack for the day.As I looked at the unpopped kernels in the bottom of the bag, the...
I still remember the year I was placed in the class of the toughest Dutch teacher at my high school. I dreaded it all summer long. Though I grew up in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, my family spoke French at home, making us what was termed, "francophones". Rumor...
I think I have a very special story to share with those who find themselves alone in a world of darkness and feel like there is no hope or light at the end of that long, narrow tunnel. I'm here to let you know that there is life after becoming blind. With the proper...
'Why is God so good to me?" The young tree asked."Each of us has our time in the sun," said the elder tree.It was another attempt on my part, I believe, to find the answers that I so often pursue. I had wandered in search of reason, peace and tranquility. It had taken...
OUGHT. SHOULD. MUST. Three small words with perilously explosive potential. “Handle with care” should have been as plain to see as a gorilla gone ballistic at a children’s petting zoo. Frightened friends feigned the warnings. Fragile. Do Not Drop. A bitter boss caused...