May 26, 2008 | Other
Wow! Wasn’t prepared for the powerful emotion of two children graduating at once. In my mind, I knew I had twins graduating high school, but my heart was completely taken off guard. Seeing them standing side-by-side, in cap and gown, opened a deep well of...
May 22, 2008 | Other
Graduation day is tough for adults. They go to the ceremony as parents. They come home as contemporaries. After twenty-two years of child-raising, they are unemployed. ~Erma Bombeck I love Erma Bombeck’s sense of humor. And, the truth in between the humor....
May 17, 2008 | Other
“There came a time when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Tomorrow, my first born, Candace, walks the Lawn at The University of Virginia, receiving her undergraduate degree in English...
May 13, 2008 | Other
Lord have mercy on China. Lord have mercy on our brothers and sisters in China, Myanmar, Chile, the Midwest and the East Coast (which has been ravaged by tornados). As news reports flood my mind with devastating photos and videos, dire need and faces painted with...
May 12, 2008 | Other
Last Saturday, five days after a strong F3Tornado ravaged my hometown of Suffolk, Virginia, I had the privilege of working with Disaster Relief Teams at my local church. One imparticular, Disaster Relief Virginia, sponsored a LAUNDRY TRUCK. At the helm of this...
