It’s natural for us to reflect upon the past and the future at this time of the year. I know I do. In reading different news articles and blogs on the web recently, I find that people generally fall into one of two camps: those who like resolutions or specific goals and those who don’t.... Continue Reading →
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. Albert Schweitzer Rev. Tom Oshiro is a visionary. He retired this year, at 86, after serving 23 years at the... Continue Reading →
I remember. I was all a tither, dressed up in a fancy blue dress. My parents and I were sitting in the audience waiting for the ballet performance to begin. It was The Nutcracker. From the moment the curtain went up that night, I was enthralled. The Nutcracker ballet is about a young girl’s Christmas... Continue Reading →
Norberto’s dark brown eyes gazed into her soul. Becky felt the tingle run up her spine. He reached for her hand and stepped closer. “Shall we rumba?” “I can’t,” she whispers. She couldn’t. Norberto belonged in the comfort of her dreams along with his white open shirt and hypnotic voice. It’d been a mistake to... Continue Reading →
They were called displaced persons camps or DP camps after World War II. By the end of 1945, somewhere between eleven to twenty million people found themselves facing an uncertain future, uprooted from their homes by the terror and ravages of war. They came from Eastern Europe, the Baltic States, concentration camps, labor camps and... Continue Reading →
November By: Alice Cary The leaves are fading and falling; The winds are rough and wild; The birds have ceased their calling-- But let me tell you, my child, Though day by day, as it closes, Doth darker and colder grow, The roots of the bright red roses Will keep alive in the snow. And... Continue Reading →
Eloquently Kate 