The student seeks out his master in search of wisdom. He bows before him and then kneels, pleading for some of the master’s precious time. Master: Speak: Student: My heart is heavy, and I am lost. Master: Is there any reason for you to be sad? Student: Time seems to pass too quickly. Master: Then your heart is heavy because you are lost. Student: I know not what to do with myself. Master: What does a man do when he is [...]
For it is women who are the most sensitive and the first to see the truth; even when men see further, women see first. And truth is sometimes not the presence of things, but rather the absence of things. So it was with the empty tomb which was truth revealed by negation. Revelation by absence not presence. For Abraham’s God is an invisible deity, and one should look for Him where He is not. And only with women could the time warping [...]
Come along with me and take a journey back in time to the roaring twenties when life was much different than today when families valued their time together and prohibition was in full force and meet the Woods family and visit one of the most elegant and magnificent Victorian Inn’s in the world, Crestmont. Meet William, Margaret, Peg and Eleanor and let’s not forget the staff and Gracie, their special addition to the Crestmont staff [...]
I believe because I live on this planet and enjoy its many benefits, my gratitude comes from gifts of time volunteering. One of my volunteer activities is singing in the Resurrection Choir at St. Clement’s Church in Saratoga Springs, New York, at funerals. What a beautiful ministry hearing of the beautiful lives of life-long believers who gave so much to their families, friends, church and communities. Hardly a funeral ends before my eyes [...]
Refresh me with the sound of your voice Echoing throughtout my listless mind Helping to drown out all other noise Leaving problems far behind Help to re awaken my tired soul And immerse me in refreshing springs With you beside me now I am whole Enjoying surprises our life brings [...]
Catching sight of it across the room, pushing desks and chairs aside, I circled the stacks slowly, edging closer to the object of my literary desire. Acting as if I didn’t care, my sleeve brushed invitingly against its spine. Not succumbing to the obvious temptation I turned, casually trailing my fingertips across the leather bindings on the shelf below. Dizzy with discovery I slipped and fell against the stacks. To my [...]
Observers stare from
curbstones – heads tilted,
bewildered by my curtain.
Only a black hooded man
flashing frowns of memory
Forget Botox. Facial exercises are the cheaper, needle free alternative to tightening a turkey neck, and subtly lifting saggy jowls and cheeks. So, why not keep everyone guessing the secret behind your fresh face, by opting for a natural facelift with a few simple exercises? After all, not all of us can afford several hundred pounds worth of Botox jabs, so I interviewed a facial exercise guru to explain to me the basics. 82 year old [...]
Review: The Non-Silence of the LAMB is a unique type of story. Why is it unique? First of all, although a story of fiction, the book takes the name of the main author, LAMB (Luke Alexander Morgan Brown). The Non-Silence of the LAMB simply means the complete revelation by the author about his family in a fictional/reality format. Like a reality show, this book mixes fiction with reality. The fictional story rises to the surface of reality [...]
Excerpt from Good Grief: Love, Loss and Laughter. How much information about dying, death and grief can we handle? Jackie told me that after she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer she was inundated with information, suggestions, advice and stories. She felt overwhelmed, confused and disoriented. Not only was she trying to make sense of the diagnosis and all its implications, she was also suddenly having to make decisions about [...]
