Proper Care and Handling – A Parent’s Choice
Have you ever played the game where you hold your arm outstretched, palm up, and then someone places a small object, such as a book, in the outstretched hand? The idea is to see just how long you will last before your muscles start to spasm and you buckle under the pain from the weight of this seemingly small object. What is fascinating about this little experiment is the fact that the...
Read MoreThe Train – A Fable?
Once there was a man who lived a good life. He would travel to faraway places, and when he would arrive home the welcome was that of wide-open arms and joy as his family would run to meet him. Even though his duties took him away from them, he always knew they would be waiting for his return. The routine he followed daily was rather the same. Every morning, on schedule, he would get up and...
Read MoreA Place of Retreat – Clean and Simple
While out photographing a coastal town here in California I came across this century old bathhouse. I was held in a trance as I stood back and stared at the beauty and simplicity of this archaic retreat once used by cowboys in the late eighteen hundreds to give rest and renewal to their journey. Many might look at this old shanty and feel that we have come a long way. Maybe! But , to those...
Read MoreA Day in the Life – “Why Am I Here?”
Hey, why am I behind these bars? I didn’t do anything wrong, did I? I remember a good life with my family, it wasn’t too many days ago. We were happy and the boy was my best friend. He loved to take me on long walks and he knew how much I loved to run, so he’d always bring a bright yellow ball for me to chase. I miss him! I miss sleeping curled up by his feet when it would get...
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