January 9, 2011 changed our lives. We were well aware that our son’s home life was becoming more and more dangerous. He was desperately seeking an answer that would allow him to safely remove the children, and himself, from the situation. On January 9th, after several visits from the police, his wife was arrested for…
This has been an odd week. On Monday I mailed my last unemployment form; tomorrow the final check will be arriving. Eighteen months ago I left work, never to return due to my new allergy. Since that day, I have found myself with a lot of time. Hopefully I have used that time wisely. We’ll…
Somehow my email address found it’s way on an email list of a woman who decided to start a writers group. If I do the 6 degrees of separation thing, I can connect us – but it’s a big stretch. Anyway, I signed up and attended the first gathering. This in and of itself is…
Stories of King Nebuchadnezzar are found in the Old Testament. He was the king that tossed Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego into the fiery furnace. They didn’t burn and he proclaimed that their God (not his) was the true God. Sometime later he had a dream that warned him of coming events. If his life didn’t…
Recently, Suze Orman, the blond financial wizard (classy description isn’t it), has been speaking about the new American Dream. The concept intrigues me, in fact it excites me. According to Suze, the old American Dream of more, more, more is dead. If you don’t agree, just look at the corpses lying around your neighborhood. There…
As I spoke with my daughter this morning, she made the statement, “Look what we would have missed.” What was she speaking of? Today, Emery is three months old. That is her developmental age, which is based on when she was released from the hospital. Her real age is just over 6 months, based on…