Along with pies, potatoes, turkey and stuffing (myself included) Thanksgiving for me is a day that I find to be increasingly introspective. As we get older our focus changes along with our eyesight and the things that made Thanksgiving a special day when age 7 can not
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” Nelson Mandela One of the myths that surround our Nations founding was that the
In my travels around Huntingdon Valley, Pa I have noticed that after the election of Donald Trump signs started to appear on some lawns. It’s main message states “Hate Has No Home Here”. Underneath that statement are several sentences written in different languages and
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” Dr. Seuss Labor day approaches which means that summer is ending. It has been a bittersweet summer for me and has moved far quicker than I wished but it was bound to happen. The sweetness of
This year marks the 240th. Anniversary of the signing of our Declaration of Independence. We owe so much to the Founding Fathers and the courage that they and the rest of that generation that risked all for the concept of Liberty. It is difficult to
403 I was young then, maybe 6 or 7 years old. I couldn’t have been much older because we still lived in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia. Our street was a dead-end an it ended at the railroad tracks. We lived in the last home
When I first started to study this topic I called it “Fatherhood” because it is a message designed to bring God’s direction for Fathers as found in the Bible. But I researched and found out that 24.6 million children 18 years or younger are living
“I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap.” — Rodney Dangerfield Breathing. The simple act of sucking air into my lungs has got to be one of my favorite things to do. There are some who see that as
On Christmas day, 2013, my son gave me this little booklet “My dad, His stories. His Words.” My son wanted to capture some snap-shots of my life to share with his three boys.This write up is the result on me trying to answer these questions. Please