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            Helen Keller once said, “Use your eyes as if tomorrow you will be struck blind.”[1]             Sight is something we take for granted. We need to see in order to take care of ourselves and others. With our eyes, we are able to read and expand our horizons, cook, clean, and create. We seeContinue reading “Perfect Sight”

            At the ending of the movie “Schindler’s List”, Oscar Schindler collapses in tears. His work is over. 1,000 Jews have been saved from Hitler’s death camps. He spent all his money buying favors from the German government in order to obtain as many Jews as he could for his factory, Jews that were notContinue reading “Just One More”

            As I write this, we are in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. How are you coping with the shelter-in-place and social distancing orders?             Some are super-organized. The current change of events hasn’t stopped their busy lifestyle, or taken the smile off their face. I admire them. Me, I was at a lossContinue reading “Puttering, Pondering, and Praying”

Star of Hope             My town’s water tower is visible outside my living room window. This morning, when I opened my blinds, I found a surprise. The star that sits atop that tower was lit. The star is always bright during the Christmas season, but we are soon celebrating Easter. The Christmas star has neverContinue reading “Star of Hope”