Have you ever said exactly the wrong thing to someone? Or have you made a comment that alienated a close friend or family member? Maybe, you figured it out right away. Perhaps, you didn't figure it out for a long time. Possibly, you had to...
I have come to grips with my relationship with knives. If that sounds strange to you, then you probably didn't grow up with the threat of violence using blades. Certain knives threw me into a panic. Others offered relief by their utility. I have decided...
Some municipalities have rules about dog soiling, but even if mine does, I live in a clearing in the woods. I could ignore any rules about cleaning up after my dog. I have Peking ducks too and boy, do they leave a trail. Last year, we...
I've been reading about the horrific conditions and social ramifications of rape as an act of warfare in the Congo and Rwanda. Most articles expose the problem and a few address the long-term effect it has on society and individuals. There is no justice to...
I listen to a lot of speakers and I read a lot too. Attitude affects altitude. The attitude of a plane determines how fast it will gain or loose altitude. The pilot has control and monitors the instruments to determine his or her actions. A...
My mother's second husband adopted my sister and me. His mother gave me a Bible. I don't remember going to church at that age, though I did. The only church I remembered was the Catholic church that my abusers took me to as a toddler....
The snow is gently falling again this morning. After weeks of phone calls and emails and social media posts for presidential hopefuls, it's calm. It is time for reflection in New Hampshire, unless you are heavily involved in a campaign. It's time to clean up...
We all think that people are like us. "To the pure, all things are pure. To the defiled, nothing is pure." Titus 1:15 Most parents would never consider that 90% of sexually abused children know their abuser.Predators are like spiders. They carefully craft their web and...
Human sex trafficking, sometimes called "white slavery' is a severe form of trafficking in persons and it is a travesty. The lifestyle is so horrific, that many survivors suffer for years with all kinds of issues, mental, emotional, and physical.Worse though, at lest to me,...
The March for Life is a public witness to the fact that people care about the right to life for all human beings, regardless of age, size, location, environment, degree of dependency. It started because restrictive abortion laws were no longer being enforced and the...