I grew up in a good home in the Southern New England town of Newington, CT. Most of my life, I have had it good! For the most part, I’ve worked for good companies with good managers. God allowed me to marry a wonderful wife and have 2 wonderful sons. Has life always...
A year of deprivation was the year of ’35.Our parents did the best they could, just so that we’d survive.Thick cardboard soles were in our shoes, our clothes were handed down;The Great Depression hit the world; it wasn’t just our town. Our daddy’s job was not enough...
Psalm 22:6 - But I am a worm, and not a man, a reproach of men, and despised by the people. (NASB)We have had a few worm days in our life recently. Hubby has been taking chemotherapy. Fear raised its head in our house for a while, and made us feel quite worm-like. I...
The day was just not destined to be a perfect one.When we made the reservations in April for a Pacific Hot Springs Boat Adventure, we never expected that we would have the torrential rains that greeted us all over Vancouver Island.To make it worse, we had been unable...
Consider these quotes from the past:"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." --Western Union internal memo, 1876."Everything that can be invented has been...
We had finally arrived at Victoria, BC. Our first stop had been the beautiful parliament building, and our next would be the Pacific Undersea Gardens, located in the Victoria harbor. It was actually just across the road, but at that time of the day this particular...
One can be attracted to anything when visiting vast estates. I generally veer towards the gardens, as I love admiring plant life. Not today though! Although the gardens were stunning, my attention was riveted on a specific stone painting.The painting showed a herd of...