I’m fascinated and a bit saddened by the phrase ”mass media influencer.” It seems there are people who make a living “influencing” others to buy, to protest, to join and to share –all of it via social media. It’s a new medium, but the idea is as old as the…
Read moreA mom and three 5th grade girls waited in line at the bagel shop. After they placed their order, the girls moved over toward the end of the counter looking at one of their phones, and that’s where I overheard one sweet young thing tell her two friends, “No! Don’t…
Read moreOne day as he saw the crowds gathering, Jesus went up on the mountainside and sat down. His disciples gathered around him, and he began to teach them. “God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. ~ Matthew 5:1-3…
Read moreWe had two-tenths of an inch of measurable rain in September. October, the area’s driest month, remained that way for so long. For six long hot weeks, the weatherman sounded like a broken record and signs posted at the fire department and the district forestry office about the high fire…
Read moreLately, I have been surrounded with such peace. Now, that is not to say that everything in my life is going how I like or how I planned, but yet, I’m okay with it, I am at peace. I have spent too many days in this life feeling let down,…
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