Category: On Life & Love

I came across a compelling photo of my granddaughter the other day sitting on the floor of her gym and the first word that came to mind was resilience. This is not such an odd thought to have, this child was made from material that when stretched will bounce back to its original shape. That

“Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like ‘struggle’. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly as he or she was made, exactly as they are here and now.”~Fred Rogers I recently posted this wonderful quote by Fred Rogers. There lies a profound ideology within the

There is so much harshness going on in the world at this time, it’s hard to align yourself with positive vibes.  The media reporting has been flooding our screens with coverage of two of our allied countries being at war after defending themselves from being attacked as well as the tense political upcoming election of

I was brought up in a family full of Catholics. It was an obligatory presence and back then a required mandate. My mother’s family were all devout followers. My father, having barely survived being shot down in World War 2, converted to the faith through his conversations with a reassuring Navy Chaplain in a far-away island

I believe in angels, I believe in decency, I believe in the healing powers of love and I, too, believe in the destruction that comes from neglect. We are in the midst of a crisis in our country which is unprecedented. No one seems to know what precisely to do. From what I have been

I chose this photo of the Professor because I thought it so representative of the virtue Hope. By his posture at the water’s edge, arms extended reaching skyward unaware of the camera, he is demonstrating Hope. The building blocks of Faith, Hope and Charity are like a three-legged stool. They are the three great virtues of

We pass to this next generation a crazy world, and for that, I am sorry. I am rueful that they inherit a globe rife with conflicting ideals. I am saddened to hand over a new society with mixed-up rules and agendas. A world where there is no peace, no leadership and a broken political system.

I just read some heartwarming news. A fellow writer posted on his blog a sweet message that he received from a grateful single mom. This fellow that I follow – leads his “Army of Good” in performing everyday ordinary miracles that deeply touch the lives of others. One of his stories wrote about a single

Two children, ages 6 & 2, were spotted last week wandering along a residential street with no known school bus stop or school nearby. This event might have gone unnoticed except the outside temperature in the Wisconsin town that morning was a mere 18 degrees. A Waukesha Metro bus driver happened along on her regular

I am always seeking to report stories about splendid people who personify kindness and unconditional love. I needn’t look futher than the story of Curtis Jenkins from Dallas Texas. His story left me with tears of joy and a grin on my face as wide as the State of Texas itself. As I read the