Oct 14, 2020
These days, many of the
conversations around me center on questions about Covid. What are
the numbers for today? What phase are we in? What about school and
work? What about..? What if ….?
I don’t know about you, but those conversations make me feel like I’m on a little, storm-tossed boat and the circumstances...
Jul 29, 2020
Have you heard of Jessica Cox, the world's first licensed armless pilot, as well as the first armless black-belt in the American Taekwondo Association.
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Jessica was born in 1983 and due to a rare birth defect, she was born without arms. In spite of that, Jessica flies...
Jul 22, 2020
I'm reading a book about the Depression called 'We Had Everything But Money'. One chapter is titled 'When the Banks Closed, Our Hearts Opened'. Even though the hard times our world is experiencing right now are different from those of the depression, there are a lot of lessons we can learn from the courage and endurance...
Jul 8, 2020
60 years after the war ended, two old men emerged from the dense jungle of a Philippine island and declared they were soldiers. What does that have to do with us today?
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The Japanese men, both in their 80s, said they had been hiding on the island after being involved in fierce battles...
Jun 24, 2020
I do a lot of reading and gathering stories, and I’m afraid that this time I forgot to write down the original source so I can give proper credit. This story has two parts and I’ll finish off with one of my own.
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While a man was driving down a country road, he lost control of his car and...