He was born too early. I yelled at my wife and wondered what kind of doctor would leave town while she was in such pain. I didn’t know anything about childbirth. If she was hurting that much wouldn’t her doctor have been concerned. She was just at his office the day before. Another cry rang …
Neighbors and Friends I just finished reading a wonderful book of short stories. No small feat for me these days, as any question or wild hair notion that catches my attention, can be easily searched out on the internet. Why this book now? Perhaps the circumstances leading to it being in my possession, and the …
I really had no faith in being healed. In today’s time with all the breakthroughs in medicine and technology, I found myself believing that if the medical world couldn’t cure something, then it just can’t be cured. Simple as that. I had asked God for healing on several occasions, it just never happened. So I …
If you have a hard edge to your personality, most likely you don’t attract many soft hearted people. Either chased off by your fear of unintentionally hurting them or they remove themselves by self preservation. . A hard edged soul is usually the result of a young life colliding far too soon with the truth …
I can remember exactly the first time that I realized the value and beauty in social survival. It was during the Fall of ’69 and I had just finished watching the epic feature film “Shane” with my older brother. This was a usual late night event for us, as our parents, the original yuppies, …
He reminded me of my brother. Same basic features, dark curly hair, stocky build, over sized neck. His walk was even similar. I’d seen him on a couple job sites but we had never met. Hearing many tales from the crew I took note of the one’s involving him. The guys on my crew were young and …
The bible talks about 7 year seasons. Looking back I can see them in my own lifetime. 7 years where biz was great! The Midas touch! Every business deal would work out great and turn to Gold! Then, without warning, the wind would change and my success was limited to just staying afloat. No real …
