I grew up in a small town just outside Pittsburgh, PA. Our family lived on Third Street between Center Avenue and Eastern Ave. It was a town of houses built closely together with each house having a very small backyard, if it had any yard at all. … [Read more]
Below Zero
The last several days in the Northeast has been bone chillingly cold. Literally. Yesterday it did not get above zero. This morning when I woke up it was -6. I am fortunate. The heat was on in the house. I slept under a down comforter. I woke … [Read more]
A New Year’s Resolution
The list could be endless, but I have decided that I will focus on only one New Year’s resolution this year and that is to say Hello in Spanish to the Latino workers who I pass by on the streets of the village where I live. Here is the back story … [Read more]
And So It Is Christmas
And, so it is Christmas. At least, almost. And, here we are… Together in this place. Gathered with family and friends to sing the carols and to soak in the beauty and for a moment, at least, to allow the light of a candle to be the light which … [Read more]
Surrounded By Christmas
We are surrounded by Christmas. By candles and carols and Christmas greetings which travel to the ends of the earth and back again. Even if you never end up in a church or a place of worship at this time of year, something of the Christmas spirit … [Read more]
Almost Christmas: A Prayer
Can it be true, O God; That dreams do come true and that hope does turns outward; Touching and transforming lives and world? Can it be true, O God; That the day will come; Maybe now is; When weapons of war will be remade into tools to … [Read more]
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